ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For August 11 Blast In Western Kabul

ISIS-Khorasan claimed responsibility for the August 11 explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul.

In a statement released via ISIS's Amaq Telegram channel, the group stated that the attack targeted Shias, resulting in "approximately 13 casualties”.

Earlier, Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Kabul, reported that initial findings indicated that one person was killed and 11 others were injured in the explosion. Zadran later confirmed that the incident was caused by a bomb planted in a passenger vehicle.

On Sunday evening, residents of Dasht-e-Barchi sent a video to Afghanistan International showing the aftermath of the explosion in a passenger vehicle. The footage revealed a destroyed vehicle, bloodstained streets, and body parts scattered on the road.