At least 68 killed in Afghan school blast, families bury victims

People stand at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

KABUL (Reuters) -The death toll from a bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul has risen to 68, officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to care for 165 injured victims and families searching desperately for missing children.

Explosions on Saturday evening shook the neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, home to a large community of Shi'ites from the Hazara ethnic minority which has been targeted in the past by Islamic State, a Sunni militant group.