Grenade attack near school in Afghan capital wounds numerous children, authorities say

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A grenade attack near a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, wounded numerous children, prompting condemnation from the United Nations' special rapporteur for Afghanistan. The attack highlights ongoing insecurity affecting civilians in the Afghan capital.

Richard Bennett, the United Nations' special rapporteur for Afghanistan, on August 18 condemned “the heinous attack harming numerous children near a school” the previous day