People have been killed in a Suicide Car Bombing in the capital kabul. It happened during the morning rush hour in the west of the city. Heres a close up of the area you can see its close to the university and some government ministries. Its also home to many from the shia hazara community. The taliban have claimed responsibility. They said they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. But afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. Lets show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Heres what one person caught up in the blast described. Translation two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. Several shops were on fire. It was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. It comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. In fact, the United Nations says that i
People have been killed in a Suicide Car Bombing in the capital kabul. It happened during the morning rush hour in the west of the city. Heres a close up of the area you can see its close to the university and some government ministries. Its also home to many from the shia hazara community. The taliban have claimed responsibility. They said they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. But afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. Lets show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Heres what one person caught up in the blast described. Translation two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. Several shops were on fire. It was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. It comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. In fact, the United Nations says that i
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