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Afghanistan
7 killed, 25 wounded in blast near Russian embassy in Kabul
2016-01-21
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A relatively heavy kaboom rocked Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
city earlier this evening leaving at least seven civilians dead and twenty five others maimed.

Kabul police chief Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi confirmed that the jacket wallah targeted a vehicle of the Kaboora Production -- a media group, leaving seven people dead and around 25 others maimed.

Deputy interior minister Gen. Ayub Salangi confirmed that six non-combatants were killed and twenty four others were maimed in the attack.

Sediq Sediqi, front man for the Ministry of Interior earlier confirmed a suicide kaboom has taken place in Dar-ul-Aman area of the city.

He did not disclose further information regarding the incident saying the area has been cordoned off and more details will be released later.

A Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) exploded near the mini-bus carrying media group personnel in the vicinity of Dar-ul-Aman area close to the Russian embassy compound.
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