One policeman was killed and six civilians were wounded in two separate blasts in the capital Kabul on Saturday, February 06, a security official said.
The first explosion went off in Qala-e-Qazi, PD1 in Kabul at around 9:14 AM on Saturday, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesperson for Kabul police. Mr. Faramarz underlined as many as six civilians, including three members of Afghan Sikh community, were wounded in the incident.
In separate incident, another explosion went off at around 10:41 AM today in Khairkhana neighborhood of PD11 Kabul, according to Kabul police. Faramarz said a magnetic bomb which hit a police vehicle in Khairkhana area of Kabul killed a policeman.
No group has claimed immediate responsibility for the attacks.
A surge in urban violence has intensified ever since the peace pact was signed between the US and the Taliban on February 29, 2020.
Last week, two people, including a security personnel, were killed and five civilians were wounded in multiple explosions in the Kabul.
On January 17, unknown gunmen shot dead two female judges in Kabul. Though the Taliban deny involvement in latest wave of targeted killings, Afghan security and intelligence agencies blame the Taliban for surge of violence in urban centers including Kabul. Over last couple of months, at least 12 people, including journalists, women rights activists, government employees and NGO workers, have been shot dead in targeted killings which went unclaimed.
The Afghan security agencies blame the Taliban for recent wave of violence and blasts which remain unclaimed.
A joint statement issued by western diplomatic missions in Kabul, on January 31, said that the Taliban bears responsibility for the majority of targeted violence.
