Grenade attack near school in Afghan capital wounds numerous children, authorities say

A hand grenade attack near a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday afternoon wounded multiple children. Kabul police confirmed that "a number of children" were injured and an investigation is underway. Afghan media reported approximately 50 children were hurt in the blast, which occurred in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, a predominantly Hazara area. The United Nations' special rapporteur for Afghanistan condemned the attack, noting that this part of Kabul, home to the Hazara ethnic minority who have historically faced persecution, has been targeted again. This incident echoes a 2021 bombing at a Hazara school in the same neighborhood that killed dozens.

An explosion reportedly occurred at the "Shama-e Hidayat" school in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, around 4:30 PM local time on Monday. Several students are reported to have been injured and transferred to Alami Hospital. The cause of the blast has been attributed by some news outlets to a hand grenade, though this has not been officially confirmed. The number of casualties, including any fatalities, remains unconfirmed, and the Taliban government has not yet commented on the incident. Dasht-e-Barchi is a predominantly Hazara minority area, a group previously targeted by ISIS-K.