Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, an explosion near an Afghan army base killed at least eight people and wounded hundreds in the capital city Kabul this morning. The attack comes as the United Nations is reporting civilian casualties in Afghanistan are at “record-high levels” this year. A local resident spoke out after the blast.

Mohammad Shikib: “When the blast happened, my children started screaming. All the windows of my house were blown out. My hand was injured. The blast was so powerful.”