Seven people were killed and 41 injured, including children, when a car packed with explosives blew up outside a mosque in Kabul’s Wazir Akbar Khan area. Non-specific IEDs are reportedly responsible for 57% (77) of civilian casualties, while car bombs caused 36% of civilian casualties and grenades 7%. In 2022 overall, AOAV has recorded 79 incidents of explosive violence in Afghanistan, and 1,062 civilian casualties (349 killed, 713 injured). 7% of civilian casualties in that time were caused by grenades and car bombs respectively. All actors should stop using explosive weapons with wide-area effects where there is likely to be a high concentration of civilians.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2022 15:59 UTC