Bomb Blast in Kabul Kills 8, Injures More Than 20

Bomb Blast in Kabul Kills 8, Injures More Than 20
Taliban extremists stand guard at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6, 2022. Ali Khara/Reuters
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KABUL—A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and witnesses said.

The bomb exploded in a western district of the city where members of the minority Shi'ite Muslim community regularly meet. ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, the group said on its Telegram channel.