KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – An explosion went off in a minivan in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in the west of the capital Kabul at around 4 pm on Sunday, August 11, eyewitnesses report.
Casualties are feared, sources said.
Taliban forces have cordoned off the area.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Photos obtained by KabulNow show the targeted vehicle destroyed while locals gather at the scene.
Western Kabul, a neighborhood mainly populated by Shia Hazaras, has been targeted in the past by the Islamic State group affiliate in the country, which has carried out major, horrific attacks on schools, hospitals, public transportation, mosques, gyms, and other social premises.
The group has also attacked other Shia areas of Afghanistan in recent years.
