Last Update: Jan 02, 2023, 07:40 AM IST
Taliban special forces fighters arrive inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport following the withdrawal of US forces in Kabul, Afghanistan last August. (Image: AP File)
Taliban officials claim security has improved since returning to power in August 2021, but there have been numerous bombings and attacks
More than 10 people were killed and eight others were seriously injured in Sunday’s explosion at the Kabul military airport, Khama Press quoted a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry as saying.
An explosion rocked the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital on Sunday. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the cause of the explosion at the gate of the facility next to Kabul’s international airport was unclear.
“Many of our compatriots have been martyred and injured in the blast,” said Takor. He said the authorities are probing the incident.
Taliban officials have claimed an improvement in security since returning to power in August 2021, but there have been numerous bombings and attacks, many claimed by the Islamic State group’s local chapter.
Last month, at least five Chinese nationals were wounded when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese businessmen in Kabul. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
Hundreds of people, including members of Afghanistan’s minority communities, have been killed and injured in attacks since the Taliban returned to power.
(with inputs from agencies)
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