Grenade attack near school in Afghan capital wounds numerous children, authorities say
The U.N. said at least 42 children were wounded as authorities investigated the hand grenade blast near a school complex.
- On Monday, a hand grenade detonated near a school in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, wounding at least 42 children; Taliban police spokesperson Khalid Zadran confirmed an investigation is underway.
- Located in the main Hazara district, the school serves a neighborhood populated mainly by the Hazara ethnic minority, who make up around 9% of the Afghan population and have been targeted repeatedly since May 2021 bombings.
- United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed the wounded children are between 9 and 14 years old, while Afghan media sources estimated that around 50 children were hurt in the blast.
- Condemning "the heinous attack harming numerous children near a school" on Tuesday, United Nations special rapporteur Richard Bennett demanded an independent investigation to bring those responsible to justice.
- Targeted repeatedly by Sunni Muslim radicals like the Islamic State, the Hazara community faces ongoing security risks that complicate educational access in Afghanistan, a high-risk zone for minority populations.
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Explosion At Kabul School Injures 42 Children
At least 42 children were injured after an explosion ripped through an education centre in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood. The blast prompted fresh fears over the safety of students in one of the capital’s most vulnerable communities.The blast struck on Monday evening in an area largely home to Afghanistan’s Hazara and Shia minorities. The area has faced repeated attacks in recent years.A Kabul hospital said at least 35 injured students we…
There was an explosion near a school in a part of Kabul inhabited by a Shiite minority. According to the UN, 42 children were injured.
The UN has not confirmed whether it is an attack or an accident related to explosive debris in decades of war. Victims, aged nine to 14, attended a private school in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhoodAt least 42 children were injured Monday in an explosion in a school in Kabul, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said on Tuesday, and it has not specified whether it was an attack or an accident related to explosive debris from past wars.
At least 42 children were injured in an explosion at a school in the capital, Kabul, with no details provided about the cause of the blast.
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