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Double Blasts In Afghanistan Kill At Least 7: Officials

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 12, 2021

Two blasts rocked western Kabul on Saturday, killing at least seven people, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior.

Nine Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Vehicle In Afghanistan: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 20, 2021

At least nine people were killed Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, the latest violence in a region that has seen weeks of intense fighting.

2 Afghanistan Policemen Killed As 3 Separate Blasts Hit Kabul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 26, 2020

Kabul Blasts: Two Afghan policemen were killed as three separate "sticky bombs" exploded in Kabul on Saturday, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.

Afghan Blast Kills 15, All Children: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 18, 2020

At least 15 children were killed when a motorbike laden with explosives blew up near a religious gathering in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.

Kabul's Deputy Governor Killed In A Blast In Afghanistan: Official

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 15, 2020

A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants.

At Least 14 Killed In Twin Blasts In Central Afghanistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 24, 2020

At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.

23 Killed In Blast At Cattle Market In Southern Afghanistan

World News | Reuters | Monday June 29, 2020

At least 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province and dozens were injured when rockets fell on a cattle market on Monday, said Afghan government and Taliban officials.

Mortar Blast At Afghan Religious School Kills 9 Students

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 18, 2020

A mortar bomb blast inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan Thursday killed at least nine students, police said.

Blast At Funeral In Afghanistan, 40 Killed

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 12, 2020

Dozens of people are believed to have been killed or wounded in a suicide blast on Tuesday at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the local government said.

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Afghanistan Attack That Killed 27

World News | Reuters | Friday March 6, 2020

Islamic state claimed responsibility for an attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 27 people, the group's Amaq news agency reported on Friday on its telegram channel.

70 Killed In Afghan Mosque Blast During Friday Prayers

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 20, 2019

At least 62 people were killed by a blast inside an Afghan mosque during Friday prayers, according to officials, a day after the United Nations said violence in the country had reached "unacceptable" levels.

48 Dead After Blast Near Afghan Election Rally, President Escapes Unhurt

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Taliban suicide bombers killed 48 people in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the deadliest taking place near an election rally by President Ashraf Ghani, though he was unhurt.

At Least 26 Killed, Over 50 Injured In Blast At Afghanistan Mosque

World News | Reuters | Friday November 23, 2018

A suicide blast at a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, security officials in the area said, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Three Killed In Kabul Suicide Attack, Say Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 12, 2018

At least three people were killed when a suicide attacker blew himself up in Kabul Monday, close to where scores of Afghans had been protesting against Taliban attacks on the minority Hazara ethnic group.

Explosion At Election Rally In Afghanistan Kills 12, injures 32

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 13, 2018

At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 injured in an explosion at an election rally for a woman standing as a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary polls on October 20, officials said on Saturday.