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Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Daesh claims responsibility
[GEOTV] ISIS on Friday grabbed credit for a deadly blast in a minority residential area in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the group said.The Afghan police said at least eight people were killed and 18 maimed in the blast. ISIS said in a statement that 20 people were killed and injured in an attack launched in western Kabul.
Video shared on social media purportedly of the blast site showed men rushing to help the injured after the incident. A senior Taliban  ...Arabic for students... security official, who declined to be named, said primary investigations revealed that explosives were placed in a vegetable cart and the blast resulted in the wounding and killing of more than 50 people, including women and kiddies. "There is a possibility that the corpse count will increase because most of the maimed people had critical wounds," he said. ISIS has claimed recent attacks, mainly on the minority community. The ISIS affiliate operating in Afghanistan since 2014 is seen as the country's most serious security challenge since the Taliban took control of the country in August last year. Related: Western Kabul: 2022-07-08 Taliban’s Operation in Northwestern Kabul Kills Two “Kharijites” Western Kabul: 2022-04-24 Strike on Pakistan Army Post Claims 3 Amid Heightened Tensions Western Kabul: 2022-04-20 At least six dead as multiple explosions hit Kabul schools Posted by: Fred 2022-08-06 |
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