A day of devastation in Afghanistan's capital

“There was smoke and broken glass everywhere. Everyone was panicking, everywhere you turned there was someone else who was hurt,” said Salahuddin, 45, whose store was damaged, as he described the scene in east Kabul.

The chaos was part of a violent day in Afghanistan's capital that left at least 35 people dead and many injured in attacks that included a suicide bombing outside a police academy.

The attack in the Shah Shahid neighborhood early Friday that killed at least 15 and injured more than 240 involved a truck bombing that targeted an installation of the Afghan National Security Forces, authorities said.

Among the injured, most of whom suffered minor wounds and cuts from broken glass, were 47 women and 33 children, officials said.

In the evening attack outside the police academy, a person reportedly dressed in a police uniform walked into a group of recruits and detonated explosives, killing at least 20 and injuring about 25, officials said.

Along with the human devastation, the truck bombing caused massive damage to hundreds of nearby stores and homes. Hours after the bombing, the streets were lined with piles of broken glass. - Read More at latimes

A day of devastation in Afghanistan's capital

At least 48 dead: Kabul's deadliest day since 2011

•  

  Civilian casualties hit new high in Afghanistan