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Reports of blast near US embassy in Kabul | Reports of blast near US embassy in Kabul |
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An explosion has rocked Kabul, which reports suggest occurred near the US embassy. | An explosion has rocked Kabul, which reports suggest occurred near the US embassy. |
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was injured in the blast, local media report. | An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was injured in the blast, local media report. |
The blast went off in the Macrorayan area of Kabul when a magnetic Improvised explosive device (IED) was placed on a vehicle belonging to the Afghan National Army (ANA), TOLOnews said. | The blast went off in the Macrorayan area of Kabul when a magnetic Improvised explosive device (IED) was placed on a vehicle belonging to the Afghan National Army (ANA), TOLOnews said. |
There are also reports suggesting the blast actually targeted a civilian car near Maiwand Bank. | There are also reports suggesting the blast actually targeted a civilian car near Maiwand Bank. |
Kabul was the site of a huge attack plotted by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) that targeted a mass demonstration in July, when several blasts left at least 80 people dead and 231 injured. | Kabul was the site of a huge attack plotted by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) that targeted a mass demonstration in July, when several blasts left at least 80 people dead and 231 injured. |