Afghan Capital on Edge After Attacks Kill at Least 44 People

A series of attacks that killed at least 44 people and wounded over 300 in one day has shattered the relative calm of Afghanistan’s capital

Afghan boys walk on debris of a market destroyed by the blast of Friday's truck bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan—A series of attacks that killed at least 44 people and wounded over 300 in one day has shattered the relative calm of Afghanistan’s capital, even as some had hoped fledgling negotiations with the Taliban and the death of their figurehead could bring peace.

The attacks Friday in Kabul marked the highest number of civilians killed and wounded in a single day, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, which began keeping its statistics in 2009. Even Saturday, as Afghans protested the violence and donated blood to victims, people remained on edge.

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