The BBC has expressed shock over the death of it's driver in the Kabul attack

Over 90 people have been confirmed dead and over 400 injured in the dastardly attack that happened in Kabul yesterday(Read here)which saw a bomb concealed in a sewage tank ripping through highly guarded diplomatic quarters.


A BBC driver,Mohammed Nazir was confirmed dead in the explosion and about four other journalists reporting for the BBC were wounded but not life threatening.

In a statement signed by Francesca Unsworth,BBC World Service Director reads thus:

''It is with great sadness that the BBC can confirm the death of BBC Afghan driver,Mohammed Nazir following the vehicle bomb in Kabul earlier today,as he was driving journalist colleagues to the office.

''Four BBC journalists were also injured and were treated in hospital.Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.Mohammed Nazir worked as a driver for the BBC Afghan Service for more than four years and was a popular colleague.He was in his late thirties and he leaves a young family.

''This is a devastating loss to the BBC and to Mohammed Nazir's friends and family.We are doing all we can to support them and the rest of the team in Kabul.''

About 11 U.S citizens who worked as contractors at the American embassy were injured,2 Japanese embassy staffs were also injured.An Afghan security guard died while employees at the German embassy also got injured.