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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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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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Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on Thursday, according to officials and Taliban sources. “Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was martyred in a cowardly attack by enemies,” said Bilal… Read More Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

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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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Two injured following bomb blast in Afghan capital of Kabul

A bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded two people on Monday, the Taliban’s interior ministry said, just two days after a similar explosion that was claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Both devices were of a magnetic type attached to vehicles that have become common in Afghanistan, generally causing fewer casualties… Read More Two injured following bomb blast in Afghan capital of Kabul

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Six dead, seven injured following bomb attack in Shi’ite area of Afghan capital Kabul

A magnetic bomb attached to a passenger minivan exploded in a heavily Shi’ite area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, causing an unknown number of casualties, Taliban officials and local residents said. A recent spate of such attacks has heaped more pressure on the Taliban rulers, who took power following the collapse of the… Read More Six dead, seven injured following bomb attack in Shi’ite area of Afghan capital Kabul

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Dozens dead, injured as gunmen attack military hospital in Kabul

At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site in central Kabul, officials said. The explosions hit the entrance of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital and were followed with an assault by a group of Islamic State… Read More Dozens dead, injured as gunmen attack military hospital in Kabul

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Death toll from Afghan school blast rises to fifty-eight

The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has risen to 58, Afghan officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to provide medical care to at least 150 injured. The bombing on Saturday evening shook the city’s Shi’ite Muslim neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. The community, a religious minority in Afghanistan, has… Read More Death toll from Afghan school blast rises to fifty-eight

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