Afghanistan: 2 Taliban fighters, 4 school children wounded in Kabul grenade attack

KABUL, 21 October 2021, (TON): Government officials said “a grenade was thrown at a Taliban vehicle in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, wounding two fighters and four nearby school children.”

Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti told media “this morning a grenade was thrown at a mujahideen vehicle in Deh Mazang, wounding two mujahideen.”

Another official said “our initial information shows four school students wounded.” The explosion happened just before 8am (0330 GMT) during rush hour in the Deh Mazang district in the west of the capital, a witness told media.

Amin Amani said “I was on my way to work, it was 7.55am and I heard this very big explosion on the road. I managed to escape.”

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