Car bomb kills 8 in Afghanistan’s Kabul: Officials

A security source said the car bomb detonated in the west of the capital. A health ministry official also confirmed the blast.

A car bomb killed eight people and wounded more than 15 others in Kabul Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the Afghan capital.

Afghan policemen inspect at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)

“The terrorists have carried out a terrorist attack in Kabul city. Unfortunately, eight of our countrymen were killed and more than 15 others were wounded,” interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said.

A security source said the car bomb detonated in the west of the capital. A health ministry official also confirmed the blast.