Acting defence minister targeted in Afghan capital attack

Afghan security personnel work at the site of a powerful explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The explosion rocked a posh neighborhood of the Afghan capital where several senior government officials live. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

A powerful explosion has rocked Afghanistan’s capital in an attack that apparently targeted the country’s acting defence minister.

At least 10 people were wounded, a health official said.