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Suicide bomber kills at least 10 civilians in Afghanistan Suicide attacks in Afghanistan kill more than 20
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a local tribal leader near a park in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, killing at least 10 civilians, an Afghan official said. KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers targeted an anti-Taliban tribal leader in eastern Afghanistan and the Defense Ministry compound in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 23 people on Saturday and wounding dozens more, officials said.
Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili, provincial police chief in Kunar, said that tribal leader Khan Jan was among those killed. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked tribal leader Khan Jan in the eastern Kunar province, killing him and 10 other civilians, said Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili, the provincial police chief.
Jan was a vocal public opponent of the Taliban and was leading fighters against the insurgents in his area in Dangam district. Jan was a vocal public opponent of the Taliban and was leading local fighters against the insurgents.
Forty other civilians were wounded in the attack, which took place in the provincial capital, Asadabad, said Sayedkhaili. More than 40 others civilians were wounded in the attack, which took place in the provincial capital, Asadabad, said Sayedkhaili.
A statement from the Afghan Interior Ministry said 11 people were killed in the attack, calling it “an act against humanity.” It was not immediately possible to reconcile the different tolls.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but provincial officials said they suspected the Taliban.No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but provincial officials said they suspected the Taliban.
Another suicide bomber struck Saturday in Kabul, killing at least nine people near the Defense Ministry compound, said Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, the Kabul police chief. He said 13 other people were wounded. The suicide bomber who struck near the Defense Ministry compound killed 12 people, including two military personnel, the ministry said in a statement.
The blast rocked the capital and sent a column of white smoke into the sky. Security forces blocked the main road in front of the ministry.The blast rocked the capital and sent a column of white smoke into the sky. Security forces blocked the main road in front of the ministry.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack in an email sent to media.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack in an email sent to media.
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