A blast during a Persian New Year celebrations in a Shia area of the Afghan capital, authorities said, with at least six people were killed in the bombings.

"Twenty-three were wounded and six people were martyred (killed) in today's explosions in Kabul," health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar told AFP.

The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, which police said had been caused by three remote-controlled mines. 

They were placed in the washroom of a mosque, one behind a hospital, and one in an electricity meter.

The blasts were near Kabul University and the Karte Sakhi shrine, where many Afghans gather every year to mark Nowruz.

Traditional Persian New Year holiday are considered un-Islamic by fundamentalists in the country.

"As we celebrate this auspicious day to bind us together our fellow citizens witnessed another devastating day in #Kabul," President Ashraf Ghani wrote on Twitter.

"We lost peaceful citizens to a coward enemy that knows no bounds."

Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said a fourth mine was defused near Kabul University but mines were far from the main site of the celebrations

Authorities are combing the area for more bombs.

One year ago, an Islamic State group bombing near a crowd celebrating at a shrine killed 33 people.

Afghan Shia are regularly targeted by IS in an attempt to stir up sectarian violence in Sunni-majority Afghanistan.

IS have also attacked the shrine once before, in October 2016, when its gunmen killed 18 people gathered there to mark Ashura, an important date for many Muslims.

This article has been adapted from its original source. </s> Image copyright EPA Image caption The Islamic State group said it was behind the attacks

At least six people have died in three bomb explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul during Persian New Year celebrations, officials say.

The remote-controlled explosions, which also injured 23 people, happened on Thursday morning.

AFP news agency said the devices were placed in the washroom of a mosque, a hospital and an electricity meter.

The Islamic State group (IS), which has been behind a series of attacks in Kabul, said it was responsible.

More than 30 people were killed in a suicide attack during the Nowruz festival last year.

Nowruz is the ancient Persian New Year holiday but is deemed un-Islamic by many ultra-conservative Muslims.

"As we celebrate this auspicious day to bind us together, our fellow citizens witnessed another devastating day in #Kabul," President Ashraf Ghani wrote on Twitter.

"We lost peaceful citizens to a coward enemy that knows no bounds."

AFP reported the blasts were near Kabul University and the Karte Sakhi shrine.

Negotiations between the US and Taliban insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan began in January. </s> KABUL — At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at a wedding hall in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, said two government officials.

More than 60 other people were injured in the blast, said Basir Mujahid spokesman for Kabul police.

"I have confirmed reports that 40 people have been killed," Mujahid told Reuters.

There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the blast. </s> KABUL, Nov 20 — At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at a meeting of top clerics in Kabul today, officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks to strike the Afghan capital in months.

Another 60 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said, which targeted an Ulema Council gathering at a wedding hall to mark the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday.

“Initial information suggests it was caused by a suicide bomber,” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.

He said the number of dead and wounded was “more than 50” so far.

A manager of Uranus Wedding Palace, which also hosts political and religious functions, told AFP a suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of the gathering.

“There are a lot of casualties—I myself have counted 30 casualties,” he told AFP on the condition of anonymity. — AFP </s> KABUL, Afghanistan — At least six people have been killed and 87 injured following three explosions at a funeral in Kabul on Saturday, the Ministry of Interior said.

Mourners were paying their respects to Salim Ayzadyar, the son of an Afghan senator, when three suicide bombers detonated explosives, Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah told state television.

Abdullah, who is the country's second-most powerful man, was also at the funeral but was unharmed.

Simonetta Gola a spokesperson for Emergency Hospital told NBC News they had received 16 patients, but could not confirm their conditions.

Ayzadyar died during violent clashes between Afghan police and protesters at a demonstration in Kabul on Friday.

More than a thousand demonstrators descended into the streets to demand more security in the capital after a rush-hour suicide bomb killed at least 90 people and wounded more than 450 on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

The demonstration left seven people dead and 10 others injured, according to Najeeb Danish the spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of the Interior.

Most of the casualties of Wednesday's blast were civilians and many of those killed were women and children, according to authorities.

Eleven U.S. citizen contractor personnel were injured, but none of the injuries are considered life threatening, a U.S. State Department official said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ahmed Mengli reported from Kabul and Saphora Smith reported from London. </s> At least 18 people were killed and six others injured in a car bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, authorities said.

The attack occurred near a bus station in the city of Khost, said Najib Danish, spokesman for the interior ministry.

There has been no claim of responsibility.

Developing story - more to come </s> A series of explosions in Jalalabad marred Afghanistan’s Independence Day on Monday. As many as 19 people were injured in 10 blasts in and around the city in Nangarhar province, the governor’s spokesperson Attaullah Khogyani told AFP.

The number of those injured is not confirmed yet. While a spokesperson for a local hospital said about 40 wounded people had been brought in, senior health official Fahim Bashari said at least 34 people were injured.

The blasts took place in restaurants and public squares, reported Al Jazeera. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

“The explosions were caused by IEDs [improvised explosive devices] in different parts of the city and as groups of people were celebrating independence day,” said Khogyani.

Late on Saturday, 63 people were killed in a suicide attack at a wedding hall in Kabul, which was claimed by the Islamic State group.

Several events to mark 100 years of Afghanistan’s independence from the British were cancelled in Kabul on Monday over fears of a fresh attack. “We postponed the celebrations to honour the victims, but we will definitely take revenge for our people,” said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “We will avenge the blood of our people, every drop of it.”

Earlier in August, 14 people died and 145 were injured in the same district after a suicide attack near the gate of the police headquarters. The Taliban had claimed responsibility for the explosion.

According to the United Nations, more than 1,500 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghan conflict in July alone. This is the highest monthly toll so far in 2019 and the worst single month since May 2017. </s> At least 18 people were killed and six others were injured Saturday in a car bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan, CNN reported Saturday.

The attack occurred near a bus station in the city of Khost, said Najib Danish, spokesman for the interior ministry.

There has been no claim of responsibility. </s> Kabul [Afghanistan], June 02 (ANI): At least one person was killed and 17 others wounded in a series of blasts in Kabul on Sunday.

Three IED bombs detonated amid the Eid al-Fitr celebration in the capital, reported Tolo News

"The first blast targeted a bus carrying students of the education university and killed one shopkeeper and wounded at least 17 others," Nusrat Rahimi, a spokesman for Ministry of Interior Affairs said. Two other blasts also occurred in the same area. 

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. (ANI)
Six people are killed and 23 others wounded in three bomb explosions during Nowruz celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan.