10 Killed in Explosion in Kabul Military Airport

NEW DELHI, Jan 1: At least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Abdul Nafee Takkur, a spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry, said.
In a brief report, Takkur said “an explosion caused injuries close to the military airport’s main gate in Kabul.” No one has taken responsibility for the attack as of yet.

This explosion comes three days after four people were injured in a blast that rocked Taluqan city, the capital of northern Takhar province on Wednesday. Taliban security commander Abdul Mubin Safi in Takhar confirmed the explosion and stated that a bomb was placed under a local administrative staff’s desk. In the past few months, the war-torn county has witnessed increasing security incidents including explosions.

(Manas Dasgupta)