At least five people were killed and 35 wounded in explosions in Kabul on Wednesday, an Italian NGO that runs a hospital in the Afghan capital said. The attacks came just hours before Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour temporary ceasefire.Dejan Panic, Emergency’s country director in Afghanistan, described the scene at the hospital, “We started receiving ambulances filled with wounded people, and we learned that there had been explosions a few kilometres away from our hospital,” as quoted by AFP.”Forty people have arrived so far, including women and children,” he said, adding, “unfortunately, five people were already dead on arrival.”Pakistan carried out precision strikes targeting key Taliban positions in Kandahar and Kabul in response to attacks from Afghan territory that reportedly killed 23 Pakistani soldiers and injured 29 others, according to the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).An Afghan Taliban government spokesperson confirmed the ceasefire but provided a different account of its origin. “At request of Pakistani side, a ceasefire between the two countries will take place this evening,” he said.He added, “Islamic Emirate also directs forces to observe ceasefire, provided other side does not commit aggression.”
