At Least 12 Killed, Over 50 Injured In Kabul Election Centre Blast

Kabul, (Pakistan Point News - 22nd Apr, 2018) : At least 12 people were killed while more than 56 others injured in an explosion in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, Sunday morning, the Afghan media reported. According to the Ministry of Interior Spokesperson Najib Danish, the explosion happened at an ID distribution and voter registration center at about 10am on Sunday morning in PD6. While confirming the incident, Kabul's acting police chief, Mohammad Daoud Amin, said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the doorway of the offices.

Eyewitnesses said a number of ambulances converged on the area and security forces cordoned off the site of the explosion. The eyewitnesses also told TOLOnews that the casualty toll was much higher than what officials said. Voter registration centres have been set up across Afghanistan in preparation for long-delayed parliamentary elections due to be held in October and there have been serious concerns that they could be targeted by attacks. Sunday's blast took place in Dasht-e Barchi, an area of western Kabul, which has been repeatedly hit by attacks claimed by Islamic State.