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At least two dead, several injured as explosion hits mosque in Afghan capital of Kabul

A blast hit a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital in the vicinity of the heavily fortified interior ministry compound on Wednesday, officials said, killing at least two people and wounding 18, according to medics. The government did not immediately say what caused the explosion in Kabul, where militants have carried out a number of attacks in… Read More At least two dead, several injured as explosion hits mosque in Afghan capital of Kabul

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At least nineteen dead following suicide attack at tutoring centre in Afghan capital of Kabul

A suicide attack at a tutoring centre in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. Many of those living in the western area where the blast occurred are Hazara, an ethnic mostly Shi’ite Muslim minority… Read More At least nineteen dead following suicide attack at tutoring centre in Afghan capital of Kabul

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Casualties reported following explosion near mosque in Afghan capital of Kabul

A blast near a mosque rocked the Afghan capital on Friday as people were streaming out of afternoon prayers, authorities said, but the number of casualties was not yet known, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The explosion was the latest of a deadly series at mosques during Friday prayers in recent months,… Read More Casualties reported following explosion near mosque in Afghan capital of Kabul

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Two staff dead following suicide bomb attack at Russian embassy in Afghanistan

Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured 11 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Police said two people had died in the incident but did not give their identities, while the attacker was shot dead… Read More Two staff dead following suicide bomb attack at Russian embassy in Afghanistan

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Multiple casualties reported following huge explosion at mosque in Kabul

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said, as the United Nations expressed concern over a growing number of civilian casualties from explosions. Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast, which witnesses said shattered the windows… Read More Multiple casualties reported following huge explosion at mosque in Kabul

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Eight dead, several injured following bomb blast in Kabul

A bomb blast in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The bomb exploded in a western district of the city where members of the minority Shi’ite Muslim community regularly meet. Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, claimed… Read More Eight dead, several injured following bomb blast in Kabul

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At least nine dead, fifteen injured following triple explosions in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif

Three blasts tore through passenger vehicles in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday, killing at least nine, a provincial commander spokesman said as authorities confirmed another blast in the Afghan capital. The blasts in northern Balkh province also injured 15 people, Mohammad Asif Wazeri, a spokesman for Balkh province’s commander said. Another explosion… Read More At least nine dead, fifteen injured following triple explosions in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif

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At least one dead, six injured following two explosions in Afghan capital of Kabul

Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said. One car bomb blast in Dasht-e Barchi, a heavily Shi’ite Muslim area of western Kabul, killed a civilian and wounded six, interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayeed Khosty said… Read More At least one dead, six injured following two explosions in Afghan capital of Kabul

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