Afghanistan: More than 400 casualties in car bombing

(Baonghean.vn) - On August 7, at least 8 people were killed and nearly 400 others were injured in a car bomb attack in the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, with many of the victims being women and children.

The explosion created a crater more than 10 meters deep and collapsed surrounding houses. Photo: Reuters.

Police said the explosion created a crater more than 10 meters deep, destroying surrounding buildings and severely affecting dozens of cars parked within a 100 meter radius. According to initial statistics, the number of casualties could rise even higher because it cannot be ruled out that many people are trapped under the rubble. Among the victims, many cases had to be hospitalized due to being hit by flying glass.

Police said truck bombings are rare in Kabul, where police and military regularly conduct security checks and trucks are only allowed to operate between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman said police had not yet determined the target of the attack, which took place near a military post in a residential area southeast of the capital.

Police cordoned off the scene of the explosion on August 7. Photo: AFP.

No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but people suspect the Taliban, who carried out a series of attacks on August 6 in Kandahar and Logar provinces, about 100 km south of Kabul, were behind the incident.

Chu Thanh

(According to Le Monde)