{"id":15452,"date":"2026-02-08T01:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15452"},"modified":"2026-02-08T01:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:27:04","slug":"powerful-explosion-near-central-square-of-kunduz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/powerful-explosion-near-central-square-of-kunduz\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Explosion Near Central Square of Kunduz."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Powerful Explosion Near Central Square of Kunduz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the evening of 6 February 2026, at approximately 7:40 p.m., a powerful explosion occurred near a five-star hotel located in the central square of Kunduz city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local sources report that the blast took place near a Taliban checkpoint, triggering panic and severe concern among Taliban forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far, no confirmed details regarding casualties or material damage have been released.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses said the explosion was extremely loud, causing damage to parts of the area. Taliban forces quickly arrived at the scene to secure the location and investigate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, no official information has been released regarding the type of explosive used or the perpetrators behind the attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The incident has once again heightened concerns about the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghan cities, particularly Kunduz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local authorities and Taliban officials have yet to publish any official report on casualties or arrests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Security analysts emphasize that repeated explosions of this kind demonstrate the significant operational capacity and influence of Taliban opposition groups in northern Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Powerful Explosion Near Central Square of Kunduz. On the evening of 6 February 2026, at approximately 7:40 p.m., a powerful explosion occurred near a five-star hotel located in the central square of Kunduz city. Local sources report that the blast took place near a Taliban checkpoint, triggering panic and severe concern among Taliban forces. So […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15467,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15452\/revisions\/15467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}