In what Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called "a crime against humanity," earlier this morning, local time, a septic tanker truck filled with explosives detonated not far from the German embassy in Kabul's area, during the city's morning commute. According to the country's health ministry, at least 83 bodies have been found and over 450 have been wounded. Ismail Kawasi, public health ministry's spokesperson  said most of the victims were civilians, including children. Though an initial report by Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish claimed the site of the detonation as near one of the gates to the , it was actually closer to the German embassy, which sustained considerable damage, NBC said . Germany currently has more than 950 soldiers in Afghanistan as part of NATO's and helped the Afghan security personnels in their training. "It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is," said police spokesperson Basir Mujahid. The Taliban has denied any association with this attack. Western countries have been , including the U.S., Germany  and Britain, but many of these countries . Since then, the Taliban has come to control about 40\% of Afghanistan, per the estimates by the U.S  .
In what Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called "a crime against humanity," earlier this morning, local time, a septic tanker truck filled with explosives detonated not far from the German embassy in Kabul's area, during the city's morning commute. According to the country's health ministry, at least 83 bodies have been found and over 450 have been wounded. The ministry's spokesperson , Ismail Kawasi, said most of the victims were civilians, including children. Though an initial report by Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish claimed the site of the detonation as near one of the gates to the , it was actually closer to the German embassy, which sustained considerable damage, according to NBC . Germany currently has more than 950 soldiers in Afghanistan as part of NATO's and helped the Afghan security personnel in their training. "It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is," said police spokesperson Basir Mujahid. The Taliban has denied any association with this attack. Western countries have been , including the U.S., Germany , and Britain, but many of these countries . Since then, the Taliban has come to control about 40\% of Afghanistan, per U.S . estimates .
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