Day’s Second Blast in Kabul Kills 4 Civilians, Wounds 5

At least 4 people were killed and five more wounded after a blast hit a passenger car in the Kot-e-Sangi area in PD5 of Kabul city, according to Afghan security officials.

Four hours before the blast, at least four civilians were killed, including two women, and four others were wounded–including one child and a woman–in an earlier blast in Kabul city, said Kabul police.

The first incident occurred about 1:45pm local time in the Chahar Qala area in PD6 of Kabul city as an IED blast targeted a car, police said.

The wounded were taken to nearby hospitals.

No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for either blast.

The blast comes two days after 10 people were killed and 12 more were wounded in two explosions targeting two buses near the Ahlolbait Mosque in the Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul.

Also on Tuesday, at least ten civilians were killed and 14 more wounded in two explosions that targeted two buses on Tuesday evening near the Ahlolbait Mosque in the Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul city.