Dozens killed in ISIS attack near Kabul University

At least 29 people have been killed and 52 others wounded in a mid-day explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack, which took place close to Kabul University and Ali Abad hospital, its Amaq news agency said.

News reports quoted the interior ministry as saying that a suicide bomber had detonated his explosives while walking among a group of people. The attack happened as many Afghans are marking the Nowruz holiday, a celebration of the start of spring and the Persian New Year.