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Explosion Injures at Least 42 Children at Kabul Centre

8/19/2026

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Explosion at an education centre in Kabul injured at least 42 children.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan called for an investigation.
Dejan Panic, country director of EMERGENCY hospital in Kabul, said the hospital admitted at least 35 injured students aged 10-14, with shrapnel wounds and three requiring surgery.
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett condemned the incident as a “heinous attack” on social media.

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Explosion at an education centre in Kabul injured at least 42 children.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan called for an investigation.
Dejan Panic, country director of EMERGENCY hospital in Kabul, said the hospital admitted at least 35 injured students aged 10-14, with shrapnel wounds and three requiring surgery.
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett condemned the incident as a “heinous attack” on social media.