‘We thought it was an earthquake, then we heard a loud explosion’ – Kabul residentpublished at 06:08 GMT 27 February
Mahfouz Zubaide
News producer
A resident of Dashti Barchi in Kabul’s District 6, which is near the area reportedly targeted by last night’s Pakistani airstrike, told me that his house shook violently due to an explosion caused by one of the strikes.
“First, we thought it was an earthquake, because there was an earthquake in Kabul a few days ago,” he said. “Then we heard a loud explosion.”
The resident, who is not being named for safety reasons, added that people in Dashti Barchi immediately rushed outside and stayed awake throughout the night. “No-one slept after that. Everyone was afraid.”
He said that jets were seen flying over Kabul shortly after the explosion.
“When we saw the jets overhead, we realized they were Pakistani aircraft.”
The targeted area, was about 4 to 5 kilometres from his home, he said.
“My wife and my parents were very scared. We were all awake the entire night.
