A suicide bomb explodes in the capital of Afghanistan, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13

ISLAMABAD– Police in the Afghan capital said a suicide bomber carried out an attack on Monday that killed at least six people and wounded 13.

The explosion occurred in the southwestern Qala Bakhtiar district of Kabul, said Khalid Zadran, spokesman for the Kabul police chief.

He added that among the dead was one woman and 13 people were injured; all of them were civilians and taken to hospital for treatment.

A police investigation is ongoing. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The Islamic State-linked group, a major rival to the ruling Taliban, has previously carried out attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas across the country.

The Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021 during the chaotic departure of U.S. and NATO troops after 20 years. Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban gradually imposed a strict interpretation of Islamic law, or sharia, as they did during their previous rule in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

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