Afghanistan bomb blasts: three attacks in Kabul in 24 hours

It was one of three attacks to shock the capital Friday. Most injuries were light, caused by splintered glass, but dozens of people remained in the hospital on Saturday morning.

The Kabul bomb left a hole 10 meters deep in the heavily populated Shah Shadid district, reduced buildings to rubble, shattered windows and damaged cars, a Reuters witness said.

“I think that was a little over-optimistic”. “Anything is possible”.

Following the announcement, the Taliban postponed a second round of reconciliation talks with Afghan government representatives scheduled to take place in the Pakistani hill town Murree.

The use of such huge quantities of explosives is rare in Kabul, though in recent weeks truck bombs have become more common in insurgent attacks elsewhere in the country.

Explosions and gunfire also erupted when Camp Integrity, a US special forces base in Kabul, came under attack late yesterday, killing nine people.

Colonel Brian Tribus, director of public affairs for NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, said authorities were still gathering information about the attack on the Camp Integrity facility. The interior ministry said ten security guards were injured and three insurgents killed by Afghan security forces as they tried to enter the base.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation did not identify the nationality of the global trooper killed.

Soldiers erected a security cordon around the military base close to Shah Shaheed, a largely middle-class civilian residential area with no major foreign presence.

No one claimed responsibility for the truck bomb.

There are approximately 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this time”.

The report covered the first six months of 2015 and noted that the thousands of civilian casualties “demonstrate the continued failure of parties to the conflict to protect civilians from harm”. More than 280 people – including at least 30 children – were wounded in total.

The assault on the camp adopted inside hours of a suicide assault on a police academy in Kabul that killed 20 individuals and wounded at the least 24.

Mullah Mansoor was chosen to replace Mullah Omar days after the death of the Taliban creator was officially confirmed by the Afghan Taliban on July 30. “So now who should talk to whom”, he said.

Reports say that the imposter made away with a significant amount of money and was never seen again.

The implications of the Kabul attacks undermine claims by security services and the government that the capital is immune from devastating attacks.

“Since the death of Mullah Omar, explosions are still happening”, Kabul resident Mohammed Zahir said.

On Friday evening, two more bombings struck just hours apart. A clear message has been delivered to the civilian population and the Afghan fighting forces that oppose the Taliban.

“Our nation is in mourning”, said Aryan Afghan, who took part in the vigil.