Afghan acting defence minister targeted in attack: Official

Smoke rises from a powerful explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The explosion rocked a posh neighborhood of the Afghan capital where several senior government officials live. KABUL: A powerful explosion rocked an upscale neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday in an attack that apparently targeted the country's acting defence minister.Several smaller explosions could be heard as well as small arms fire.

Interior Ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said the blast happened in the posh Sherpur neighborhood, which is in a deeply secure section of the capital known as the green zone. It is home to several senior government officials. The Defense Ministry released a video in which Mohammadi says that his guards had been wounded in a suicide attack.

Details of the attack were sketchy even as it ended but it appeared that gunmen had entered the area after the explosion. Stanekzai said all four attackers were eventually killed by security personnel and a clean-up operation was conducted by police. All roads leading to the minister's house and guesthouse were closed, he said.Hundreds of residents in the area were moved to safety, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for the Kabul police chief.

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