This is an archive article published on April 3, 2022

Explosion in Afghan capital wounds at least 15

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blast and no one immediately claimed responsibility.

A crude bomb exploded on the roof of a school building in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. (File Representational Photo)

By: AP

2 min readKabul(afghanistan)Apr 3, 2022 12:48 PM IST First published on: Apr 3, 2022 at 12:47 PM IST

An explosion in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday wounded at least 15 people, according to witnesses.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blast and no one immediately claimed responsibility. Taliban authorities didn’t immediately comment.

Video shot by AP showed wounded being removed from the site, carried by passersby.

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Wais Ahmad, a money changer, said the explosion happened inside a market where money changers operate. The market was closed immediately after the explosion and Taliban security surrounded the area..

The blast was the first in the Afghan capital in months. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have stepped up security throughout most of the country since sweeping to power in August.