{"id":13686,"date":"2026-08-18T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13686"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:46:28","slug":"blast-near-kabul-school-injures-around-50-children-un-condemns-heinous-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13686","title":{"rendered":"Blast near Kabul school injures around 50 children; UN condemns &#8216;heinous&#8217; act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133318661,imgsize-187156,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/afghanistan.jpg\" alt=\"Blast near Kabul school injures around 50 children; UN condemns 'heinous' act\" title=\"Hand grenade blast near school in Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injures at least 50, local media reports\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Hand grenade blast near school in Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injures at least 50, local media reports\">Hand grenade blast near school in Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injures at least 50, local media reports<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A hand grenade explosion near a school in Kabul\u2019s predominantly Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injured several children on Monday afternoon, according to Afghan authorities and local media reports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed that \u201ca number of children\u201d were wounded and said an investigation was underway, without giving further details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Local media reports put the number of injured at around 50 children, though the figure has not been independently verified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Reports said the blast occurred around 4.30pm local time near the Shama-e Hidayat school, with several injured students taken to a nearby hospital.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The cause of the explosion was reported as a hand grenade by Kabul Now and TOLOnews, but authorities have not publicly provided further details on who was behind the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The blast took place in Dasht-e-Barchi, a western Kabul district largely populated by members of Afghanistan\u2019s Hazara minority, who have faced repeated attacks and discrimination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Islamic State\u2019s Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) has previously targeted Hazaras, including in attacks on schools, mosques and other civilian sites.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett condemned the attack, calling it \u201cheinous\u201d and saying an independent investigation was needed to hold those responsible to account. \u201cOnce again this mainly Hazara part of Kabul has been targeted. Deplorable!\u201d he wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>In May 2021, three bombings outside a school in Dasht-e-Barchi killed dozens of people, most of them young girls from the Hazara community. No group has been identified as responsible for Monday\u2019s blast in the reports provided.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/south-asia\/blast-near-kabul-school-injures-around-50-children-un-condemns-heinous-act\/articleshow\/133318082.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hand grenade blast near school in Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injures at least 50, local media reports A hand grenade explosion near a school in Kabul\u2019s predominantly Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injured several children on Monday afternoon, according to Afghan authorities and local media reports.Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed that \u201ca number of children\u201d 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