Kabul city shaken by powerful explosion: Residents

Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan, reported a relatively strong explosion in the city on Thursday, March 21.

Residents in various parts of Kabul said they heard the sound of a powerful explosion. So far, there is no information about the type of explosion and its possible casualties.

Kabul residents reported the location of the explosion as the fourth district, but Taliban authorities have not yet commented on the matter.

Earlier Thursday morning, The Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesperson of the de facto administration confirmed to Khaama Press that on Thursday morning, March 21, an explosion occurred in the first district of Kandahar city, Southern Afghanistan.

Abdul Matin Khalid, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Taliban, refrained from providing details about this explosion in a message to Khaama Press.

According to sources, this explosion occurred around 9:00 am at a crossroads near the Kabul Bank branch in the first district of Kandahar city.

The casualties and wounded from this incident have been transferred to Mirwais Hospital, and according to some media reports, this hospital is under strict security measures.

So far, the casualties from this explosion have not been officially confirmed, but some media outlets have claimed that dozens have been killed and injured and transferred to the hospital.

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