Three people including Zia Wadan, a spokesman for the Public Protection Force were killed in an explosion in Kabul city on Sunday morning, the Interior Ministry confirmed, TOLO News reported.
The blast occurred around 8:30 am local time in the Kart-e-Naw area of PD8 in Kabul city.
“Zia Wadan and two of his colleagues were killed and another person was wounded,” said the statement, adding: “It happened while Wadan was on his way to the office."
Earlier, a security source said that three people were killed and two were wounded.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but the Interior Ministry in today’s statement blamed the Taliban.
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