Mortar Shells Hit Kabul Residential Areas; at Least 8 Dead

Mortar Shells Hit Kabul Residential Areas; at Least 8 Dead
An Afghan man holds a shell at a mortal shell attack site in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 21, 2020. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo
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KABUL, Afghanistan—About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said.

The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also targeted the posh Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which houses diplomatic missions.