Blast in Kabul claims 2 lives, injures 12

STORY: Blast in Kabul claims 2 lives, injures 12 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ABDUL RAUF, Eyewitness 3. various of the blast site in Kabul STORYLINE: Two people were killed and 12 others injured as a blast rocked Dasht-i-Barchi area in the western edge of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan on Thursday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. "A preliminary investigation indicates that a hand grenade exploded in a business center in Dasht-i-Barchi area today, killing two persons and injuring 12 others," Zadran told reporters. Blaming the terror attack, Zadran asserted that the security forces would do their best to ensure security for all citizens of the country. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ABDUL RAUF, Eyewitness "I was passing by the area and saw many people and security forces and the ambulances were shifting the injured people to the hospital." This is t

4 wounded in sport stadium blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

STORY: 4 wounded in sport stadium blast in Afghanistan's Kabul DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of the blast site in Kabulvarious of security forces STORYLINE: At least four people were wounded in an explosion at a sport stadium during a cricket match in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Friday, according to an eyewitness. Four people were wounded in the blast, Nasib Khan Zadran, an organizer of the match, told local media, adding that no one, including players and foreigners attending the match, was killed in the blast. Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran, also confirmed the incident and said that the blast was the result of a hand grenade thrown by an unknown person. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

At least 6 wounded in big mosque blast in Afghan capital

STORY: At least 6 wounded in big mosque blast in Afghan capital DATELINE: April 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mosque where a blast happened in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHALID ZADRAN, Kabul Police spokesman 3. various of the mosque where a blast happened in Kabul STORYLINE: At least six people were wounded in a hand grenade explosion inside a big mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Wednesday, sources said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHALID ZADRAN, Kabul Police spokesman "A man hurled a hand grenade inside Pul-e Khishti Mosque at mid-day. As a result, six people were wounded." The wounded were shifted to hospitals and a suspected man has been arrested, according to the Afghan Ministry of Interior. The official report spelled no further details. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Blast wounds 10 people in Kabul

STORY: Blast wounds 10 people in Kabul DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sarai Shahzada money exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Ten people were injured on Sunday as a bomb blast went off next to the gate of Sarai Shahzada money exchange market in the Afghan capital Kabul. The explosion came when dozens of customers and moneychangers were going to enter the market, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here. "This morning a thief threw a hand grenade on people in Sarai Shahzada locality to rob money but 10 persons were slightly injured," the statement asserted. An investigation has been initiated into the incident and security forces have been trying to arrest the culprit, the statement further said. In the meantime, a moneychanger at the market, Abdul Rahman Zerak, told local media that the blast took place at 09:45 a.m. local time. Zerak added that the market was closed following the blast and the