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Death toll from Taliban attack in Kabul hits 22: ministry
KABUL, Sept 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A Taliban suicide blast in central Kabul
earlier Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded 38, the interior
ministry said, hours after the lunchtime explosion rocked the Afghan capital.
“The toll includes women and children,” a statement from the ministry
said, adding that among the dead were six security forces.
The Taliban had earlier claimed responsibility for the blast.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1948 hrs