ISIS ATTACKS ,40 KILLED 300 INJURED IN KABUL BLAST NEAR U.S AMBESSY

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A huge explosion hit near foreign embassies in Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing at least 40 people and injuring 300 others, Afghan officials said.
Video from the scene showed a massive plume of smoke and emergency vehicles speeding toward it. Soldiers in fatigues stood with guns drawn nearby as sounds of screams, blaring sirens and traffic pierced the morning sky.
Bystanders lifted an injured man from the back of a pickup as others hovered nearby in bloody clothes, some pressing pieces of cloth to their wounds.
The blast was caused by a suicide attack near the German Embassy, according to Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry. The health ministry said the people injured were taken to various hospitals.
Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Donati said a vehicle packed with explosives detonated close to the green zone entrance. It injured one employee and shattered windows in the newspaper's bureau, which is in the most fortified area and requires passing through several checkpoints to get there, she said.
"I was lucky because I was in the shower at the time," she said.
The blast hit during the morning rush hour in Kabul when everyone was going to work.

"A lot of people come into this part of the city to work in embassies or at the military base," Donati said,
India's foreign minister said that the nation's embassy staff is all accounted for,
"By God's grace, Indian Embassy staff are safe in the massive Kabul blast," Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
The green zone houses western embassies, government institutions and the residences of high-ranking officials and their families.
This month, another attack targeted a convoy of foreign troops near the US Embassy in Kabul, killing eight people. ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack.

US troops

There has been no claim of responsibility in Wednesday's attack, but it highlights the deteriorating security situation across Afghanistan.
The Pentagon is considering sending additional troops to the country, US military officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee this month.
The troops could consist of special forces personnel and more conventional soldiers, and would be part of the NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan army in its fight against militants.
There are about 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan -- a majority of them are involved in training and advising Afghan troops. About 2,000 US servicemembers participate in a counterterrorism mission that targets terror groups such as al Qaeda and ISIS.
US troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 16 years, where the government and coalition allies are battling several terror groups, including the Taliban and ISIS.

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