The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement sent to Al Jazeera.
The bus was destroyed, along with three other cars and several shops in the area, said Kabul’s police chief spokesman, Basir Mujahed, adding children were among the wounded.
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Najib Danish, an acting interior ministry spokesman, added that the casualty toll could rise.
“It was a very loud blast, and my shop is completely destroyed,” Baqi Mohammadi told Al Jazeera.
“The Taliban has attacked innocent people. Who has ever benefited from killing innocent people?”
Spokesman Mujahed said the “bomber struck at one of the busiest times of the day”.
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