Explosion at private school in Kabul (video)

Explosion at private school in Kabul: children injured

A blast occurred at a private school in the western part of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 17. According to medical sources, the incident occurred when students were leaving class and several students, mostly children, were injured. This was reported by Kabul Now.

According to sources, the incident occurred at around 16:30 local time at the Shamsi Hidayat private school in the Dashti Barchi district of Kabul's 13th district.

A medical source told Kabul Now that students were leaving class when a grenade was thrown from the street in front of the school into the courtyard of the building. The source confirmed that there were casualties in the explosion, but did not disclose the exact number. Most of the victims were young children, including both boys and girls.

Several injured students were taken to hospitals. The extent of their injuries is not yet known. Video footage obtained by the publication shows ambulances at the scene and taking away the injured.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion. Taliban officials have also not commented on the situation. The Dashti Barchi area where the incident occurred is mainly inhabited by the Afghan Shiite Hazara community. The area has been repeatedly targeted by militant groups, especially ISIS (ISIS-K).

ISIS has carried out a series of bloody attacks against Hazara civilians in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan in recent years. The organization has so far targeted schools, hospitals, public transport, mosques and gyms.

The extremist group ISIS has been designated a “terrorist organization” by a number of countries and international organizations.

Earlier, the UN released a report on the fifth anniversary of the country's government, stating that the Taliban had failed to curb the threat of terrorism in Afghanistan. It said, in particular, that ISIS-Khorasan was resurgent in the country.