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16 dead, 119 hurt in Taliban attack in Kabul: official
[DAWN] The corpse count from a late-night suicide Taliban ...Arabic for students... attack in the Afghan capital rose to 16 civilians on Tuesday, with 119 people maimed, an official said. Angry Kabul residents climbed over the wall into the international compound, which has been targeted frequently, and set part of it on fire. Thick black smoke rose from the Green Village, home to several international organizations and guesthouses and often a target of attacks ‐ a peril to nearby local residents as well. Taliban front man Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack had destroyed rooms and offices of "invaders". "Enemy claims of civilian losses are false as no civilians were allowed close to the site of the attack," he said in a tweet. The attack occurred just hours after Zalmay Khalilzad, the special US envoy for peace in Afghanistan, briefed the Afghan government on an agreement "in principle" with the Taliban that would see 5,000 US troops leave the country within five months. Interior Ministry front man Nasrat Rahimi said some 400 foreigners had been rescued after the jacket wallah targeted the compound late on Monday. The blast occurred on the street outside and destroyed a number of homes. Related: Taliban: 2019-09-02 The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks Taliban: 2019-09-02 Afghan Special Forces destroy multiple caches of weapons of Taliban Taliban: 2019-09-02 Taliban bomb kills 8 civilians including women and children in Balkh Related: Kabul: 2019-09-02 Baghlan: Afghan forces repel Taliban attack on Pul-e Khumri city with aid of locals; highways closed; 2nd N. Afghan city attacked Kabul: 2019-09-02 Khalilzad concludes talks in Doha saying ‘U.S. at the threshold of an agreement with Taliban’ Kabul: 2019-08-31 Special Forces kill, detain more than 40 Taliban militants in Kabul and other provinces Posted by: Fred 2019-09-04 |
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