No one has immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack.
19 April 2022, 21:47
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLONDON -- Schoolchildren were among those killed and injured in another series of deadly blasts in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, Tuesday morning.
At least six people were killed and over ten injured, Khalid Zadran, acting spokesman of the Taliban Kabul police wrote on Twitter, adding that security forces were on the scene and an investigation was launched into the attack. Unofficial reports indicate a higher number of casualties.
Taliban fighters stand guard at the site of an explosion near a school, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 19, 2022. An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 11 others.
No one has immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemned the "heinous" attack in a tweet saying, "those responsible for the crime targeting schools and children must be brought to justice."
United Nations envoy Deborah Lyons extended deepest sympathies to victims' families and wished for a speedy recovery for the wounded, in the same tweet.
The blasts happened at the entrance of Abdul Rahim Shahid high school located in a Shia Hazara neighborhood of the city. Hazaras are an ethnic/religious group that has been the target of attacks in the past. Most of the previous attacks in the same neighborhood were claimed by ISIS affiliates. Tuesday's blast was the first attack in this neighborhood after the Taliban takeover in August.
Shi'a Hazaras are historically the most discriminated ethnic minority group in Afghanistan and have long faced violence and discrimination, according to Minority Rights International. according to Minority Rights International.
An Afghan woman cries after an explosion in front of a high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 19, 2022.
Save the Children's country director in Afghanistan, Chris Nyamandi, issued a statement condemning the attack.
Medical staff move a wounded youth by stretcher outside a hospital in Kabul, April 19, 2022, after two bomb blasts rocked a boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighborhood killing several.
"Save the Children calls for safe access to education at all times for children in Afghanistan and for perpetrators of grave violations against children to be held to account," the statement reads.
Today's blasts follow Pakistani military airstrikes in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar which killed 47 civilians, mainly women and children, and left many wounded.
ABC News' Aleem Agha and Guy Davis contributed to this report.
