AVA - UNAMA: Stop targeting Afghan civilians

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an end to targeted attacks on Afghan civilians.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, UNAMA reports that in the Dasht-e Barchi explosion, at least 25 Hazara people in Kabul have been killed or injured. UNAMA has not provided a breakdown of the casualties.

“At least 25 members of Kabul’s Hazara community killed and wounded in last night’s explosion in Dasht-e Barchi. UNAMA calls for an end to targeted attacks on civilians,” the organization said.

Meanwhile, it also emphasizes the need for increased protection of Afghanistan’s vulnerable Hazara community and a call for accountability to be held against those responsible for such heinous acts of violence.

On Saturday evening, a passenger bus in Dasht-e Barchi, located in the sixth district of Kabul, was the target of the explosion. ISIS claimed responsibility for this attack.

Khaled Zadran, the Taliban’s spokesperson in Kabul, stated that in this explosion, two civilians were killed, and 14 others were injured.