KABUL, Afghanistan — Less than two hours after President Obama left
Afghanistan airspace on Wednesday, explosions shook the capital and the
Interior Ministry said a suicide attacker had exploded a large bomb at
the gates of a compound used by foreigners in the east of Kabul, killing
seven Afghans.
The dead included four civilians who were passing in a car when they
were caught by the blast, a security guard at the compound, a student
and another person who was on foot nearby, said Sediq Sediqqi, the
Interior Ministry spokesman. Hospital officials said 18 other people had
been hospitalized with injuries, including seven schoolchildren who
were at a nearby school, and one person was in a critical condition.
The attack took place at the gate of a large compound called the Green
Village, which houses private security guards, some foreign diplomats,
United Nations employees and other foreign workers in the city, the
spokesman said.
