Blast in seminary kills 15 in northern Afghanistan

STORY: Blast in seminary kills 15 in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site STORYLINE: At least 15 people were confirmed dead and 22 others injured as a blast ripped through a seminary in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province on Wednesday, an official said on condition of anonymity. The official, who declined to be named, confirmed that the blast took place in Medressah Jihadia (Jihadi seminary) at 1:00 p.m. local time in the provincial capital Aybak city, 215 km north of Kabul, leaving 15 dead on the spot and injuring 22 others, some in critical condition. The official said that an investigation was underway. Meanwhile, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor confirmed the bloody incident, saying the blast in the religious school claimed "10 lives and injured several others" in Samangan province Wednesday afternoon. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the blast. Xinhua News Agency corre

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

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(220421) -- KABUL, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security force member stands guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

(220421) -- KABUL, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security force member stands guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BLAST

(220421) -- KABUL, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members stand guard near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2022. At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Blast wounds 2 children in Afghanistan's Kabul: official

STORY: Blast wounds 2 children in Afghanistan's Kabul: official DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: KABUL CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the blast site and local security forces STORYLINE: At least two children were injured in a blast in Police District 5 of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Nafi said. It was a roadside bomb that injured two children in Niazbeg area in Police District 5 on Thursday morning, Nafi said without providing more details. In the meantime, an eyewitness on the condition of anonymity claimed that the blast targeted a learning course named "Moral" in Charahi Qambar area of Police District 5. The roadside bomb explosion is the third security incident in Kabul since Tuesday. On Tuesday, two bomb blasts targeted a school in Police District 18, leaving at least 6 people dead and many others wounded. A blast on Wednesday also injured one person, according to police. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ka