Afghan media worker among those killed in Kabul blast

Nov 14, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 14 : A former media worker was among the two civilians who lost their lives in Saturday's explosion in western Kabul on Sunday.
A member of the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA), Hujatullah Mujadadi said, Hameed Saighani was a former employee at Ariana News in Kabul, reported Afghanistan's TOLOnews.
TOLOnews quoted Mujadadi as saying, "Saighani was killed in today's explosion in the Mahtab Qala area in Dasht-e-Barchi."
Apart from the media worker, one civilian was killed while two were injured in an explosion in a transport vehicle, a few officials stated.
The Islamic Emirate spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the explosion reportedly was caused by a transport vehicle that caught fire. He said an investigation has been started into the incident.