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by Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed 12 people and wounded scores more Friday, officials said, the latest assault to highlight deteriorating security in Afghanistan. Gunshots and explosions could be heard during the attack that lasted around four hours and witnesses reported seeing worshippers smash windows to escape. The mosque, in a residential area in the north of […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — Militant group Islamic State on Monday (July 31) claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate, allowing gunmen to enter the building and battle security forces. Police on the scene said the attackers appeared to have taken cover in the embassy building in a business district of the city, from where smoke could be seen […]
NANGARHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 12 army recruits on a bus in eastern Afghanistan on Monday (April 11) officials said, hours after a similar attack killed two people in the capital Kabul. The latest blast hit a bus in the Sorkh Rud district of Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan. Twelve bodies and at least 38 wounded were taken to the main hospital in Jalalabad, the principal […]
