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Bomber dies in botched attack on Kabul mosque

KABUL in central capital Kabul on Wednesday evening, wounding one person, police said. Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan Mews the attacker wanted to enter the Ayub Sabiri Masjid in Kampani area on the Sarak-i-Chilmetra that falls…

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Casualties as car bomb hits Iran’s Chabahar port

A suicide attacker exploded his explosives-laden car at Chabahar sea port in Iran’s Sistan Balochistan province on Thursday, causing multiple casualties, media reports said. The Iranian media reported the attack took place on a police post at Chabahar…

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Suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Parwan

CHARIKAR patrolling convoy near a major US military base in the Bagram district of central Parwan province on Wednesday. Parwan police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Mehfooz Walizada told Pajhwok the attack took place in Shinzai area, destroying a NATO tank.…

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32 killed, 128 wounded in Nangarhar suicide attack

At least 32 people were killed and 128 others wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted a protest rally in Momandara district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. The governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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Nangarhar elder among 4 killed in suicide attack

A tribal elder and Wolesi Jirga candidate was among at least four people killed in a car suicide bomb attack in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday afternoon, an official said. The elder, Haji Hayatullah Khan, was travelling on…

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AFP driver killed in recent Kabul bombing

Driver Mohammad Akhtar employed by the Agency France-Press bureau in Kabul was one of the fatal victims of a suicide bombing in Kabul on 22 July, a media report said on Tuesday. The target of the suicide bombing…

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US forces’ convoy comes under attacked in Logar

A convoy of US forces came under suicide attack in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central Logar province, on Monday, an official said. Provincial police spokesman Shahpur Ahmadzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the attack took place in the Badkhab…

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Dozen people killed, tens injured in Kabul suicide blast

Twelve people were killed and 31 others injured in a suicide blast at the entrance gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in capital Kabul on Monday. Police Spokesman Hashmatullah Stanikzai told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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3 ALP personnel wounded in Kapisa suicide bombing

Three Afghan local police (ALP) personnel were wounded in a suicide bombing in Nijrab district of central Kapisa province on Tuesday, an official said. Provincial police spokesman Mohammad AyubYousufzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the suicide attack took…

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Several dead, 29 injured in Lashkargah car bombing

Several people were feared killed and at least 30 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion targeting a security convoy in Helmand province on Tuesday. The blast ripped through the convoy of the Public Order Police in…

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Several dead, 29 injured in Lashkargah car bombing

Several people were feared killed and at least 30 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion targeting a security convoy in Helmand province on Tuesday. The blast ripped through the convoy of the Public Order Police in…

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Officials join Ghani in condemning Kabul attack

President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and other government high ups condemned Thursday’s suicide attack in Kabul. At least nine people were killed and as many others wounded when a suicide bomber blew his explosives…

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3 killed as bomber strikes ACB office in Kabul

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) headquarters, blew himself up on Wednesday, an official said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for 101 Police Asmayee Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a suicide bomber on foot attempted to attack the ACB. But when police stopped…

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13 killed, 19 injured in Helmand car bomb attack

At least 13 were killed and 19 others, mostly civilians, were wounded on Sunday when a suicide car bomber struck an Afghan army convoy in southern Helmand province. The attack took place in Dwa Pula area of Nawa…

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Herat mosque attack draws wide condemnation

KABUL in western Herat province. More than 100 people were killed or wounded when multiple suicide bombers attacked the Jawadia mosque in Herat City on Tuesday night. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far. President Ashraf Ghani…

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8 dead, 25 injured in Kabul suicide bombing

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the US embassy in the in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 25 others, officials said. Najib Danish, Interior ministry’s deputy spokesman, told reporters at the site…

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8 dead, 25 injured in Kabul suicide bombing

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the US embassy in the in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 25 others, officials said. Najib Danish, Interior ministry’s deputy spokesman, told reporters at the site…

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US forces unhurt in Batikot car bomb attack

A car suicide bomber targeted American forces in the Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, but caused no casualties, an official said. The attacker used a Suzuki model car in the attack that occurred in…

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Bomber looking for Janikhel police chief killed

A would-be suicide bomber, who wanted to assassinate the Janikhel district police chief in southeastern Paktika province, was killed by intelligence operatives, the spy service said on Tuesday. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said…

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1 police killed, 8 hurt in Helmand suicide attack

One policeman was killed and eight others were wounded in a suicide attack targeting the deputy police chief of southern Helmand province on Monday, an official said. The governor’s spokesman, Umar Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the vehicle…

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