VOA News
Ayaz Gul
January 20, 2016
ISLAMABAD—Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb attack near the Russian Embassy in the capital Kabul has killed at least four people, including three women.
Health ministry director Mohammad Ismail Kawasi told VOA at least 28 other people were wounded in the blast Wednesday.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pictures from the scene posted on social media show black smoke billowing into the sky.
Meanwhile, the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan said in a statement on Wednesday that it has received reports that militants were planning to attack an unknown hotel or guesthouse frequented by the international community in the Shar-e-Now area of Kabul this month.
It said there is no further information regarding the timing, target, location, or method of any planned attacks.
The embassy warned U.S. citizens that the security situation in Afghanistan is extremely unstable.
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