At least 40 dead in multiple Kabul blasts: interior ministry

KABUL, Dec 28:  At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul today, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.
“The target of the attack was the Tabayan cultural centre. A ceremony was being held to mark the 38th anniversary of Soviet-invasion in Afghanistan when the explosion went off,” deputy interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
The centre is near to the Afghan Voice Agency, a media outlet which earlier reports had suggested could be the target. (AGENCIES)