At least 6 killed in suicide attack in Kabul; Islamic State claims responsibility

Kabul, December 25: An explosion rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul city earlier today after a suicide detonated his explosives close to a security compound.

The group issued a statement claiming that the attack near the intelligence compound in Shash Darak area of Kabul city was carried by a ISIS suicide bomber.

The statement further adds that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who has been identified as Moshin Al-Khurasani, claiming that several people were killed or wounded in the attack.

A spokesman for the ministry of interior Najib Danish confirmed that six people were killed and a number of others were wounded in the suicide attack in Shash Darak area of the city.

He said the target of the suicide bomber has not been ascertained so far as he detonated his explosives near a roadside and the victims are all civilians.

Eyewitnesses in the area had earlier said the explosion was triggered by a suicide attack close to a compound belonging to the intelligence agency.

The ministry of public health officials had earlier said at least three people were killed in the explosion and a number of others have sustained injuries.