Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul

Steady4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days

Mon, 17 August 2026peak 2 reports on Mon, 17 August 2026Tue, 18 August 2026

What it is about

Taliban government Kabul Afghan media Dasht-e-Barchi area UN mission UNAMA Afghanistan Kinder UN Kabuls

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

Al Jazeera English

Anadolu Agency (AA)

Le Monde English

Die Zeit (Germany)

17 Aug, 17:30over 28 hours18 Aug, 21:35

How it spread - 4 original reports

Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports
- Al Jazeera English17:30first to report
  Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul
  The cause of the blast and the number of casualties have not been confirmed, with the Taliban government yet to comment.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)21:11
  Over 50 injured in explosion near school in Kabul
  Hand grenade exploded in student's hand in Dasht-e-Barchi area, according to Afghan media
Tue, 18 August 2026
2 reports
- Le Monde English16:15
  Explosion at school in Afghanistan kills at least 42 children
  The victims of Monday's blast in Kabul were aged 9 to 14, according to the UN mission, UNAMA, which cited 'conflicting reports of either an attack or unexploded ordnance.'
- Die Zeit (Germany)21:35
  Explosion in Kabul: 42 Kinder bei Explosion in afghanischer Hauptstadt Kabul verletzt
  In der Nähe einer Schule in einem von einer schiitischen Minderheit bewohnten Teil Kabuls kam es zu einer Explosion. Dabei wurden laut UN 42 Kinder verletzt.