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4 IED Blasts, Assault by Gunmen in Kabul
[ToloNews] Kabul witnessed four explosions on Saturday that killed at least one security force member and maimed six others--including a civilian--and an assault by button men on a vehicle killing an MoD official and his driver, amid hopes for potential peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...The first blast happened at around 6:30 am in Sarak-e-Naw area in Kabul’s PD5 (police district 5), Kabul police said in a statement. The blast targeted a private vehicle in which one security force member was killed and two others, including a civilian, were maimed, police said. The second blast happened in Hangarha Roundabout in Kabul’s PD15 at around 7:20 am, leaving two coppers maimed, police said. The third explosion happened in the Company area in Kabul’s PD5 and had no casualties, according to the statement. Also in the afternoon, the Kabul police headquarters confirmed the report of a kaboom in Bagh-e-Bala in PD2 of Kabul. The Afghan Ministry of Interior said that an IED was placed in a cycle of violence in Bagh-e-Bala in PD2 and two people were maimed as a result of the blast. Also today, a commander of the logistics department of the Ministry of Defense and his driver were killed in a gun ambush in Kabul. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-23 |
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