34 people died and 68 injured in powerful explosion in Kabul

Kabul , July 1 (HS): At least 34 people died and 68 people were injured  including nine children .The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.The attack targeted the Afghan army logistics base and militants stormed the building after the bomb detonated.

Health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said,Tens of injured people have been taken to hospitals.A security official said, the blast hit a densely populated area surrounding the ministry of defence. A truck loaded with explosives was detonated near the ministry’s engineering department.

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday’s attack showcases the group’s “inherent criminal nature,” promising to “pursue and punish the miscreants.”The Taliban’s terrorist attack near the Football Federation today in Kabul showcases the group’s inherent criminal nature. We will not be deterred by such outrage to pursue & punish the miscreants. Well done to our heroic security forces for punishing them hard in recent months.

US Embassy tweeted ,The US Emb was not impacted by the ongoing #KabulAttack. Our thanks to the first responders in Kbl for their dedication to their fellow Afg citizens, and our condolences to those affected by the attack. We strongly condemn the Taliban’s latest brutal attack against fellow Afgs.

Interior Ministry Mustafa Kazemi said on Twitter,Huge explosion in Kabul city at 8:55 am. I was too close to the area but safe. Ears are still blocked.