6 killed in Afghan capital blasts

At least six people were killed while six others wounded in two separate explosions in Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, an official said.

Three civilians were killed after a blast took place in front of Kabul Education University building in western Kabul at around 4:00 p.m. local time.

"Explosive placed in a cooker was detonated by terrorists in fifth police district, causing three innocent civilians martyred," Interior Ministry spokesman, Seddiq Seddiqi said on his twitter account.

The attack took place when the students were leaving the compound.

The security forces have launched a massive manhunt in the area to nab the culprits behind the incident.

The second blast came 10 minutes later, killing three children and wounding six people. The blast came after an explosive device left from civil war went off in Dasht-e-Barchi area of southwestern part of the city.

The killed and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, Seddiqi said.

Nearly 1,600 civilians were killed and more than 3,300 others wounded in conflicts and Taliban-led attacks in the first half of the year, according to UN mission figures.

The officials blamed the attacks of Taliban insurgents and other armed groups for vast majority of the civilian deaths and injuries. Enditem