A large explosion has been heard near the United States embassy in Kabul shortly after midnight Wednesday. The Associated Press reported that a US embassy employee reached by phone confirmed the blast but had no details.
A plume of smoke was seen near the location of the explosion, according to witnesses. Inside the embassy, according to the AP, employees heard this message over the loudspeaker: “An explosion caused by a rocket has occurred on compound.”
It would be the first major attack in the Afghan capital since President Donald Trump abruptly called off US-Taliban talks on the brink of an apparent deal to end America’s longest war lasting almost 20 years.
Last week, two car bombs killed several people, including two members of an international NATO mission. Trump said those attacks, in which one American soldier also died, were the reason he calls the US-Taliban talks “dead”.
Following Trump’s comments, the Taliban pledged to continue fighting against US forces.
Source: Aljazeera
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