At least one archaeologist died and three others were wounded early Saturday morning in Benisar area in the eastern part of Kabul city.
Mohammad Sabir Mohmand, spokesman for the information and culture ministry confirmed the incident and said the explosion happened at about 7am local time when the archaeologists were on their way to Logar province.
“One driver and two archaeologists were wounded and one other one was killed,” said Mohmand.
The wounded were transferred to the Emergency Hospital, he said.
According to Mohmand the archaeologists were on their way to Logar. They would leave Kabul every Saturday and return home on a Thursday.
So far no group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
