Afghanistan: Over 20 killed in suicide bomb blast outside foreign ministry in Kabul

More than 20 people are reported to have been killed in a suicide bomb attack outsidethe Afghanistanforeign ministry office in Kabul on Wednesday.An explosion near the headquarters of the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul killed over 20 and injured around eight, according to AP reports. Sources saya meeting was taking placeinside the MoFAbuilding.

As per AFP reports,Afghan police said at least five people were killed and several wounded in a blast.

"An explosion took place today on the road to the ministry of foreign affairs as a result of which five civilians were martyred and several more were injured," said Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran.

The local police also confirmed the attack and said the area has been cordoned off. The blast came three days after at least 10 people were killed in an explosion near Kabul's military airport.

The blast took place at around 4pm local time (11:30 GMT) on Wednesday, police spokesman Khalid Zadran said, adding that the security teams have reached the area. The blast reportedly occurred when a Chinese delegation was meeting the Taliban at the foreign ministry.

“There was supposed to be a Chinese delegation at the Foreign Ministry today, but we don’t know if they were present at the time of the blast,” deputy minister of information and culture Muhajer Farahi told AFP.

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A driver with AFP team waiting outside the the information ministry next door saw a man with a backpack and rifle slung over his shoulder walk past before he blew himself up.

“He passed by my car and after a few seconds there was a loud blast,” Jamshed Karimi said. “I saw the man blowing himself up.”

After the blast, bodies lay strewn on the road, a video verified by AFP showed.

Some injured people writhed on the ground, screaming for help, and a handful of onlookers scrambled to offer assistance.

The repeated blasts expose the hollow claims of the Taliban-led Afghanistan government about the improved security infrastructure of the country. Since the Taliban took on power in August 2021, hundreds of common people have died in such explosions carried out by armed groups linked to the Islamic state.

Further details are awaited.

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