Ambulances and police trucks loaded up victims and took them to the city’s hospitals, which were overwhelmed by the number of wounded. Officials feared that the death toll could rise.
Many of the buildings and shops on the street were shattered, their windows blown out. Chaos prevailed as security forces started brawling among themselves, and as family members begged the police to allow them on the street to seek news of loved ones.
“It is a critical situation,” said Waheed Majroh, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health.
At the time of the attack, Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of the United States Central Command, which overseas operations in the Middle East, was in Kabul. He had met with President Ghani, and officials said Pakistan had been the focus of much of the discussion.
The leader of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, said in a statement: “Today’s attack is nothing short of an atrocity, and those who have organized and enabled it must be brought to justice and held to account.
“I am particularly disturbed by credible reports that the attackers used a vehicle painted to look like an ambulance, including bearing the distinctive medical emblem, in clear violation of international humanitarian law.”
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