A sequence of explosions has hit the Afghan capital, killing no less than two cops and wounding one other two plus a civilian
KABUL, Afghanistan — A sequence of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing no less than two cops and wounding one other two plus a civilian, officers mentioned.
The officers died and a civilian was harm when a magnetic bomb hooked up to a police car detonated in western Kabul, mentioned police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz.
Two different police had been wounded when a bomb hooked up to their automotive exploded earlier Saturday in southern Kabul, Faramarz mentioned.
A 3rd magnetic bomb detonated in jap Kabul however triggered no casualties, he mentioned.
There have been reviews of no less than two different blasts elsewhere within the metropolis however police had no fast particulars.
The most recent assaults got here as Taliban and Afghan authorities negotiators held talks in Qatar, attempting to hammer out a peace deal that would put an finish to many years of battle.
Nobody has instantly claimed accountability for the assaults in Kabul. The Islamic State group has claimed accountability for a number of assaults within the capital in latest months, together with on instructional establishments that killed 50 individuals, most of them college students.
The talks in Doha have been suspended till early January and there’s hypothesis they might be additional delayed.
On the identical time, Taliban militants have waged bitter battles towards IS fighters, notably in jap Afghanistan, whereas persevering with their insurgency towards authorities forces and holding their promise to not assault U.S. and NATO troops.
IS has additionally claimed accountability for final week’s rocket assaults concentrating on the most important U.S. base in Afghanistan. There have been no casualties.