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Blast Injures Students at Kabul’s Shama-e Hidayat School

8/18/2026

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A blast struck the Shama-e Hidayat school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi at about 4:30 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m. GMT) on Monday.
Several students were injured and taken to Alami Hospital, eyewitnesses said.
Kabul Now and TOLOnews reported a hand grenade caused the blast, though the cause remains unverified.
The Taliban government has not commented on the incident.
The blast occurred in the Hazara-majority district of Dasht-e-Barchi, where ISIS-K claimed no responsibility.

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A blast struck the Shama-e Hidayat school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi at about 4:30 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m. GMT) on Monday.
Several students were injured and taken to Alami Hospital, eyewitnesses said.
Kabul Now and TOLOnews reported a hand grenade caused the blast, though the cause remains unverified.
The Taliban government has not commented on the incident.
The blast occurred in the Hazara-majority district of Dasht-e-Barchi, where ISIS-K claimed no responsibility.