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Afghanistan: Blast in Shiite district of Kabul kills at least two

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At least two people were killed and five wounded in a bomb blast that hit a minibus in Kabul on Wednesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the Afghan capital. The blast destroyed the vehicle in Dasht-e-Barchi, a Taliban official told AFP, in a suburb dominated by minority Hazara Shiites. An AFP staffer was near the scene when the bomb detonated. "I heard a huge explosion... when I looked around a minibus and a taxi were on fire," he said. IMAGES

Added on the 17/11/2021 14:02:29 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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