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| Afghanistan: Two separate suicide attacks kills at least 21 people | |
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| A suicide bombing near the defence ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least 12 people, the government says. | |
| A spokesperson told the BBC that 10 of the dead were civilians, and that eight people were injured. | |
| The Taliban has said it carried out the attack, which happened as offices closed for the day. | |
| Earlier, an attack near a market in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar killed at least 11 people, officials said. | |
| It remains unclear exactly how the Kabul attack unfolded, although officials said the attacker was on foot. | |
| In Kunar, the provincial governor's office said the bomber rode up on a motorcycle to the entrance of a government office in the provincial capital, Asadabad, before detonating his device. | |
| Some of the victims were reported to be children playing in a nearby park. | Some of the victims were reported to be children playing in a nearby park. |
| Reuters news agency reported that a tribal elder and militia commander named Haji Khan Jan was among the dead. | |
| He had been closely involved in a number of operations against the Taliban last year. | He had been closely involved in a number of operations against the Taliban last year. |
| In recent months, there has been an upsurge in fighting between the Taliban and government forces. | In recent months, there has been an upsurge in fighting between the Taliban and government forces. |
| President Ashraf Ghani was quoted by local media as saying he will not hold peace talks with groups that kill civilians. |