MP Wounded, 9 Killed in Kabul Blast

An explosion rocked Kabul city on Sunday morning, Kabul police headquarters confirmed.

Security sources told TOLOnews that at least 9 people have been killed and six others were wounded in the explosion in PD5 of the city.

The explosion happened in Spin Kalay square in PD5 of the city.

The Interior Ministry’s deputy spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said three vehicles caught fire in the area (PD5), however, it is unclear if the explosion is the cause.

The explosion targeted the vehicle of Haji Khan Mohammad Wardak, a member of parliament from Kabul. Wardak survived the attack.

The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement confirmed that at least 8 people were killed and 15 were wounded in the explosion in PD5 of Kabul.

“The terrorists today carried out a terror attack in PD5 of Kabul city. Children, women and elderly people are among those wounded. Homes around the area have been severely damaged. Unfortunately, eight of our compatriots were martyred and 15 more wounded, including Khan Mohammad Wardak, a member of parliament. These numbers might change,” said the statement.

Massoud Andarabi, the minister of interior, confirmed that 9 people were killed and 20 more were wounded in the explosion in Kabul today.