KABUL, May 30, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least six people were killed and six
more wounded in a suicide blast outside a military academy in the Afghan
capital on Thursday, an official said.
The attack outside the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in
western Kabul took place at the road entrance to the war college.
Kabul police spokesman Firdaws Faramarz said the suicide bomber had been
on foot. He blew himself up when a soldier challenged him.
“Based on initial information, six people killed, six wounded, police have
reached the scene,” Faramarz said.
The attacker “detonated himself before reaching his target”, Faramarz
added, without providing further details.
The attack happened around noon (0730 GMT), a time when students typically
leave school early during the month of Ramadan.
No group immediately claimed responsibility.
Police and security forces in and around Kabul have come under frequent
attack in recent weeks, even as the US and the Taliban have held talks about
a possible peace agreement.
Opened in 2005 and named after former vice president Mohammed Fahim, the
Marshal Fahim academy is modelled after US and British war colleges and
trains cadets destined to become officers in Afghanistan’s army.
A large annexe to the university is home to dozens of NATO troops who
mentor the Afghan cadets.
The explosion was not believed to have affected operations at that centre,
which lies behind multiple layers of tight security.