KABUL: Kabul police has confirmed a blast on Sunday afternoon in front of the Istiqlal Hotel in PD15.
The explosion happened outside the hotel where a commemoration ceremony was being held to mark the sixth death anniversary of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the former leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
Khalid Zadran, a police spokesperson of Kabul police, in a tweets said that based on initial reports at least one civilian sustained injuries in the blast. He added that security forces reached the area and an investigation was underway. The Kabul Times