Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber attacked on Monday (September 2, 2024), killing at least six people and wounding 13 others.
Kabul police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion took place in the southwestern Kala Bakhtiar area of Kabul.
He said the dead included a woman, while 13 people were injured, all civilians, who were taken to hospital for treatment.
Police investigation is underway. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb blast.
The Islamic State group affiliate, a major rival of the ruling Taliban, has previously carried out attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite neighbourhoods across the country.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 during the chaotic withdrawal of US and NATO troops after 20 years. Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban gradually reimposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia, as they had done during their previous rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.