Taliban: 2 Civilians Killed in a Bomb Blast in Afghanistan

Taliban: 2 Civilians Killed in a Bomb Blast in Afghanistan
Taliban extremists stand guard along a street in Kabul on Jan. 21, 2022. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
Updated:

ISLAMABAD—A bomb hidden in a cart went off on Friday near a mosque in a minority Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital, killing two civilians and wounding another three, a Taliban official said.

According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the attack happened in western Kabul, in the Sar-e Karez area. There were fears the casualty numbers could rise after further reports come in.