An explosion occurred at a school in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul on Monday afternoon, with reports indicating that multiple people sustained injuries. The incident took place at approximately 4:30pm local time at the Shama-e Hidayat private educational institution located in the Mahdia neighbourhood. Eyewitnesses stated that injured students were transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment.
The specifics surrounding the blast remain unclear at this time. Authorities have not yet released official information regarding the exact number of casualties or the circumstances that led to the explosion. Some local news outlets have suggested a hand grenade was involved, though this has not been independently verified. The Taliban administration has not issued any public statement about the incident.
The neighbourhood where the blast occurred is predominantly inhabited by members of Afghanistan’s Hazara ethnic minority. Notably, the Islamic State affiliate ISIS-K has conducted previous attacks targeting Hazara communities and religious minorities in the country, including assaults on educational facilities and places of worship. The timing of the explosion near the end of the school day meant that a significant portion of the injured were students.
Originally reported by Aljazeera →
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