One
car bomb blast in Dasht-e Barchi, a heavily Shi'ite Muslim area
of western Kabul, killed a civilian and wounded six, interior
ministry spokesman Qari Sayeed Khosty said in a tweet.
There was no confirmation of casualty numbers and one Taliban
official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said seven people
had been killed and nine wounded.
A second explosion was also reported in the nearby Karte 3 area,
local residents said. A Taliban official said security forces
were still gathering information.
Images posted on social media showed a car destroyed by flames
as well as twisted wreckage.
The explosions added to a series of blasts to hit Kabul in
recent days, with Shi'ite areas in the west of the city targeted
several times.
There was no claim of responsibility but Islamic State militants
have claimed several attacks on Shi'ite targets including
mosques.
Mohammad Nabi, a resident of Dashti Barchi, said it appeared
that the second explosion had also caused casualties but there
were no immediate details.
(Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Nick
Macfie)
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