KABUL: At least three people were killed and six others wounded when a large bomb exploded close to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police said.
The blast took place near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Pul-i-Surkh area of the western part of the city, Kabul deputy police chief Muhammad Daoud Amin said.
A police officer named Asadullah said the target was the convoy of Muhammed Mohaqiq, the country’s second vice president and leader of the Hazara ethnic minority. A police vehicle was destroyed in the blast, he added.
