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9 schoolchildren dead in Takhar explosion

At least nine school students were killed and a 10th wounded as a result of a bomb blast in northern Takhar province on Saturday, an official said. Police spokesman Khalil Aseer told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomb targeted…

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7 civilians injured in Spin Boldak explosion

At least seven civilians were injured in an explosion in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place in Wesh Bazaar of the district in front of a hotel around…

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Motorcycle explosion leaves 2 dead, 13 injured in Paktika

At least two people including a child were killed and 13 others, most of them civilians injured in Matakhan district of southern Paktika province, officials Monday. Paktika deputy police chief, Capt. Massoud Babakrkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News that…

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4 security personnel killed in Kabul explosion

At least four security forces were killed as a result of car bombing on the Commando Forces facility in capital Kabul on Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. MoI Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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5 killed, 10 wounded as bomb targets IARCSC workers in Kabul

Five people were killed and 10 others wounded when a bomb targeted Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) personnel in Darulaman area of capital Kabul on Monday, officials said. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman to the Ministry of Interior…

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7 children killed in Ghazni explosion

At least seven children were killed and two others injured in an explosion in Moqur district of southern Ghazni province on Saturday, officials said. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident…

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Kabul university explosion leaves 5 students injured

At least five students were injured as a result of an explosion at a private university in Kabul on Thursday morning, an official said. Police spokesman Basir Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan News an individual wanted to place an…

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3 civilians killed, 2 injured in Helmand explosion

At least three civilians have been killed and two others wounded in a roadside bombing in Nawa district of southern Helmand province, officials said Sunday. Governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak told Pajhwok Afghan News that a civilian vehicle was…

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Explosion occurs near poll panel offices in Kabul

An explosion rocked the Pul-i-Charkhi area near the Independent Election Commission’s office in Kabul on Monday afternoon, police said. At least one policeman was killed and second wounded when a suicide bomber on foot set off his explosives,…

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1 policeman killed, 3 wounded in Kandahar explosion

A policeman was killed and three others wounded as result of a bomb blast in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, an official said.  Police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News a roadside bomb hit the police…

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6 Afghan soldiers injured as explosion rocks Kabul

Six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded in an explosion in Kabul Wednesday morning, officials said. A statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the blast occurred on the Millie Bus Road in the 16th police…

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Kandahar prayer leader blown up by own explosives

A prayer leader has been killed by own explosives in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Matiullah Hilal told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place inside a…

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4 people injured in Farayb explosion

Four people were injured as a result of a bomb explosion inside a shop in the capital of northern Faryarb province on Sunday, police said. Police headquarters said in a statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the…

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Journalists among 41 dead, 89 wounded in Kabul suicide attack

Forty-one people including a journalist  were killed in a suicide attack in the Pul-i-Sokhta neighbourhood of Kabul on Thursday morning, officials said. Dozens of people, some media representatives and a number of civilians among them, were wounded in the…

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2 US soldiers killed in Kandahar suicide attack

Two US troops were killed on Wednesday when their convoy came under attack in southern Kandahar province, the Pentagon confirmed. “Two US service members were killed in action in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when their convoy came under attack,” Pentagon…

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3 civilians suffer casualties as rocket hit a house in Zabul

KABUL in southern Zabul province on Monday, an official said. Abdul Sammad Durani, administrative chief for Shar-I-Safa district of Zabul told Pajhwok Afhgan News that the clash erupted between the Taliban and security forces this morning. He said a little…

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Assailants among 6 killed in Iraq Embassy attack

A group attack on the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul came to an end after all the three assailants were killed during a four-hour standoff with security forces. Two Afghan guards of the Iraqi diplomatic mission were also killed…

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Children among 6 civilians injured in Helmand explosion

At least six civilians, including five children. were wounded in a blast in southern Helmand province on Sunday, an official said. The explosion took place in the Momin area of Nawa district this morning, the governor’s spokesman, Omar…

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Explosives-laden car destroyed near judge’s house

The chief judge for central Uruzgan province survived a car bomb attack on Wednesday, an official said. Malak Zainullah, commander of the first police battalion, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took place in the limits of the…

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9 killed, 17 injured in Herat explosion

At least 9 people were killed and 17 others wounded in a blast in the capital of western Herat province on Tuesday, an official said. Governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took…

1 killed, 19 injured in Kabul blast

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday said one person was killed and 19 wounded in a roadside bombing in the capital Kabul this afternoon.

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16 dead, 59 wounded in double attack in Kabul

KABUL said. The attacks targeted a sprawling police station in Kabul’s sixth police district and intelligence offices in the 12th police district, Kabul police crime branch chief Col. Faridon Obaidi told reporters here. He said one attacker rammed his explosives-laden…

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Gas cylinder explodes near MoD car parking

A gas cylinder exploded near a car parking at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday, damaging a vehicle, an official said. MoD spokesman Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place around 8:20am.…

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23 people wounded in Bamyan gas-cylinder explosion

Twenty-three people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in central Bamyan province, an official said on Thursday. Abdul Rahman Ahmadi, Bamyan governor’s spokesman, confirmed the incident to Pajhwok Afghan News, saying no one was…

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