A rally commemorating one of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority leaders, Abdul Ali Mazari, at a stadium in Kabul, was disrupted when the crowd was bombarded with mortars during a speech given by Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan television reported.
Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, and former presidential adviser Hanif Atmar also took part in the rally.
One of Afghanistan’s presidential candidate was injured as a result of an attack in Kabul, the TV channel 1TV reported.
According to Tolo News, at least 10 explosions rocked the city and gunshots were heard close to the venue.
The number of victims has not yet been reported.
“We have reports of explosions in the western part of Kabul. Investigations have been launched,” said Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman at the interior ministry.
Several thousand people had gathered at the stadium and the rally was broadcasted live; however, the broadcast was interrupted after the explosions.
In January, at least four people were killed and another 44 were wounded in a bomb explosion in the Green Village area of Kabul.