2 dead, 4 wounded in Kabul attacks, police say

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two individuals were killed and four others wounded in improvised explosive device (IED) and gun attacks in Kabul on Tuesday morning, police said.

A government Land Cruiser was attacked in an IED in the first Macro Ryan area in 16th police district, the Kabul police spokesman said.

One person was wounded in the explosion, said Firdos Faramarz, who did not identify the injured.

Minutes later, unknown gunmen opened fire on a Toyota Corolla car in the Company area of the 5^th police district, killing two people and injuring three others.

The victims of the attack in Kabul, where violence has sharply spiked in recent months, are said to be workers of the Maidan Wardak Rural Development Department.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks from any group or individual.

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