Three explosions cause several deaths and injuries in a Kabul school

Several people have been killed as a result of

that rocked a

today , according to Afghan security officials.

Many residents of the neighborhood, Dasht-e-Barshi, belong to the

frequently targeted by Sunni militant groups, including the Islamic State, for many years.

At the moment, the exact number of injured and deceased is unknown.

The head of a hospital's nursing department, who has declined to be identified, has said at least

in the blasts.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The explosions have occurred at the Abdul Rahim Shahid school.

Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran tweeted that "victims have been caused among our Shia brothers."

The Taliban in power

The number of such attacks in Afghanistan decreased after the

and the total withdrawal of US troops, after 20 years of presence in the country and permanent conflict.

The attacks that have been perpetrated in recent months have been mostly

(EI-K), a branch of the jihadist group that operates in Afghanistan.

This Kabul neighborhood has been the scene of various attacks claimed by the IS-K group, which considers the Hazaras to be heretics.

The

claim to have defeated this group, but analysts estimate that it remains the biggest threat to the current leadership of Afghanistan.

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