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Afghanistan: Explosion in minibus kills at least 7 people and injures over 20 in Kabul
World | Nov 07, 2023, 09:43 PM ISTNo one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but affiliates of the Islamic State group have targeted in the past Shiite schools, hospitals and mosques in the same area.
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Afghanistan: 15 killed after ‘suicide bomber’ blew himself during ex-governor funeral in Badakhshan
World | Jun 08, 2023, 09:19 PM ISTAccording to local media, Tolo News, the incident happened during the funeral prayers of the province’s former deputy governor on Thursday. Some conflicting reports also claimed that the death toll is more than 50.
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Taliban kill 'ISIS-mastermind' behind Kabul airport attack that massacred 170 including 13 US troops
World | Apr 26, 2023, 08:38 AM ISTThe group has continued to carry out attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, especially against the country’s minority groups.
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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 6 after police shot suspect near Foreign Ministry in Kabul
World | Mar 27, 2023, 06:11 PM ISTAccording to Kabul police authorities, a suicide bomber was shot down before reaching its target near the security Checkpoint at Malik Asgahr intersection of the second security zone of Kabul.
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Afghanistan: 14 dead in blast near Kabul mosque
World | Sep 23, 2022, 05:24 PM ISTThe blast took place near the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque which, in 2020, was struck by a bomb that killed two people, including the mosque's prayer leader.
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Afghanistan: Large explosion hits mosque in Kabul, 30 killed
World | Aug 17, 2022, 11:29 PM ISTAfghanistan blast: The explosion took place during evening prayers, killing and injuring a number of worshipers.
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India ready to provide assistance, support to Afghanistan people following devastating earthquake
World | Jun 24, 2022, 10:41 AM ISTThe earthquake registered at a depth of 10 km, UN humanitarian agency United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
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9 killed in Afghanistan as three blasts tear through city of Mazar-i-Sharif
World | May 25, 2022, 10:57 PM ISTAnother explosion hit a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the capital's commander said, adding at least two people were injured.
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2021: The year of Afghanistan's fall to Taliban | Full timeline of how things unfolded
World | Dec 31, 2021, 05:49 PM ISTEnding 20 years of war in the country, 2021 became the year that Kabul fell into Taliban rule. Here is a detailed timeline of how things went south fast in Afghanistan.
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IS says it targeted US troops in Kabul, Afghans
World | Aug 27, 2021, 07:46 AM ISTThe IS branch, known as The Islamic State-Khorasan Province after a name for the region from antiquity, said in its claim of responsibility that it targeted American troops and their Afghan allies.
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Explosion and gunfire outside Kabul airport gate, several feared injured
News | Aug 26, 2021, 08:27 PM ISTAn explosion has been reported near Kabul airport in Afghanistan, reports said on Thursday. According to latest inputs, the blast was heard near Abbey Gate of the airport. Meanwhile, firing was also heard around the blast site. Several people are feared to be injured in the incident.
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30 Taliban militants killed in blast: Afghan Army
World | Feb 14, 2021, 11:15 AM ISTAt least 30 Taliban militants were killed as their explosive device went off prematurely inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Balkh province, an Army official said.
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10 killed, over a dozen injured in explosion targetting first vice president's convoy in Kabul
World | Sep 09, 2020, 01:29 PM ISTA bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday targeted the convoy of the country’s first vice president, killing 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including several of the vice president’s bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said.
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4 civilians killed, 6 others injured as blast hits roadside mine in Afghanistan's Kandahar
World | Aug 13, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTA roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday left four civilians dead and six others injured, according to Kandahar Police. The explosion occurred in Panjwai district of the province after a civilian vehicle struck a roadside mine, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: 7 killed, 7 injured in a car bomb blast in Kabul
World | Nov 13, 2019, 02:37 PM ISTAt least 7 people were killed and seven others were injured in a car bomb explosion in the PD15 area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, said an Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi.
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Several feared killed as loud explosion rocks Afghanistan
World | Oct 16, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTThe blast caused a plume of grey smoke to rise above the scene in the district. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
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8 killed in blast near President's campaign gathering in Afghanistan
World | Sep 17, 2019, 02:43 PM ISTSoon after the suicide attack, Parwan province was hit by another blast, which was reported in PD9 Kabul city.
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Taliban attack third Afghan provincial capital in a week; two civilians killed
World | Sep 06, 2019, 01:20 PM ISTFarah provincial governor Mohammad Shoaib Sabet told The Associated Press that another 15 people were wounded in the latest attack, citing local hospitals and that airstrikes had been carried out against the militant group. Small clashes continued in the city, he said.
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Suicide bomber strikes at election rally in Afghanistan, 13 killed
World | Oct 02, 2018, 03:55 PM ISTThe attack took place in Nangarhar province's Kama district where supporters of Abdul Naser Mohmand had gathered to back his campaign for parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20.
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Death toll from ISIL suicide bombing in Afghanistan climbs to 36
World | Jun 17, 2018, 02:07 PM ISTNo one immediately claimed the attack, but it was likely carried out by the Islamic State group, which was not included in the cease-fire and has clashed with the Taliban in the past.