KABUL (Dispatches) – Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said.
One car bomb blast in Dasht-e Barchi, a Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, killed a civilian and wounded six, interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayeed Khosty said in a tweet.
There was no confirmation of casualty numbers and one Taliban official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said seven people had been killed and nine wounded.
A second explosion was also reported in the nearby Karte 3 area, local residents said. A Taliban official said security forces were still gathering information.
Zabihullah Mujahid, deputy minister for culture and information in the Taliban-led government, told The Associated Press that an investigation is continuing. He did not elaborate.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion.
The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for a blast on Saturday that killed one person and wounded five others.
It’s the third explosion in Kabul over the last week. A roadside bomb struck a taxi in Kabul Monday, wounding two people.
The country also is struggling with rising insecurity and poverty in the aftermath of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover in August.