Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave more than 50 dead Blasts close to a secondary school in the Afghan capital Kabul have left at least 50 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials say The explosions took place as students were leaving the building on Saturday, with pictures on social media showing abandoned school bags in the street. Most of the victims were girls, a ministry of education spokeswoman said. No-one has admitted carrying out the attack in Dasht-e-Barchi - an area often hit by Sunni Islamist militants. A girl is carried to hospital after the attack Afghan government officials blamed Taliban militants for the attack, but the group denied any involvement.