A powerful blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the city’s heavily fortified “Green Zone”, an area home to government buildings and foreign embassies, police officials said. A senior security official said the blast appeared to have been caused by a car bomb and the apparent target was the residence of a member of parliament. Two gunmen were still in the area and clashing with Afghan security forces, the official said. Other cities quickly organised to join the chant from their homes in the evenings, as a message of support for embattled security forces. Clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban have intensified across the country with the insurgent group gaining control over checkpoints, trading posts and infrastructure projects.

Source: Pakistan Today August 03, 2021 17:37 UTC