The incident took place in the city’s Police District 17 and security forces are at the scene for investigation, he added. Health care organization Emergency later confirmed that at least three people had died. “Following today’s explosion, we admitted 27 patients to our Surgical Center for War Victims in Kabul, including five minors, one of whom is a seven-year-old boy,” Stefano Sozza, Director of Emergency Services in Afghanistan, told CNN. “Two patients arrived dead, one died in the emergency room,” he said. “In August alone, we managed six mass casualties in our hospital, with a total of almost 80 patients. “Throughout the year, we continued to receive gunshot, shrapnel, stabbing and mine and IED blast injuries on a daily basis. The country is suffering the consequences of a very long conflict that has undermined its future,” he added. Bilal Karimi, the Taliban’s deputy spokesman, condemned the blast in a tweet on Wednesday night. “Citizen killers and perpetrators of similar crimes will soon be caught and punished for their actions, God willing,” Karimi wrote. This is a developing story and will be updated. CNN’s Brent Swails contributed reporting.
