There were no immediate reports of any casualties but the explosions occurred in densely populated parts of the Afghan capital. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz confirmed "multiple rockets" had been fired, while photos on social media appeared to show damage to an external wall at a large medical complex. The Taliban have pledged not to attack urban areas under the terms of a US withdrawal deal, but the Kabul administration has blamed the insurgents or their proxies for other recent attacks in Kabul. Taliban and Afghan government negotiators launched peace talks in Doha in September but progress has been slow. In the past six months, the Taliban carried out 53 suicide attacks and 1,250 explosions that left 1,210 civilians dead and 2,500 wounded, interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said this week.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 21, 2020 05:37 UTC