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| Kabul airport bomb kills 'foreigners' | Kabul airport bomb kills 'foreigners' |
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| A suicide bomb outside Kabul airport has killed at least four people, three of them reportedly foreigners, officials say. | A suicide bomb outside Kabul airport has killed at least four people, three of them reportedly foreigners, officials say. |
| The nationalities of the foreigners, described as "advisers", are not known so far. | |
| The Taliban said they carried out this attack, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| Kabul airport is used by both civilians and the military, and this comes days after Afghan forces repelled an audacious attack on the airport. | Kabul airport is used by both civilians and the military, and this comes days after Afghan forces repelled an audacious attack on the airport. |
| Heavily armed militants attacked the airport with grenades and automatic weapons. Four insurgents were left dead and one security official wounded. | Heavily armed militants attacked the airport with grenades and automatic weapons. Four insurgents were left dead and one security official wounded. |
| The attacks come against the backdrop of a hotly-disputed election process. | The attacks come against the backdrop of a hotly-disputed election process. |
| The election commission is conducting an audit of votes cast during a presidential run-off, held on 14 June, amid warnings of instability. | The election commission is conducting an audit of votes cast during a presidential run-off, held on 14 June, amid warnings of instability. |
| Ashraf Ghani won the 14 June run-off, according to preliminary results. Mr Abdullah came top in the first round in April, but failed to secure 50% of the vote to avoid the run-off. | Ashraf Ghani won the 14 June run-off, according to preliminary results. Mr Abdullah came top in the first round in April, but failed to secure 50% of the vote to avoid the run-off. |
| Both candidates accuse each other of electoral fraud. | Both candidates accuse each other of electoral fraud. |