A suicide bomb attack outside the foreign ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital has killed no fewer than 20 people and injured many others, the Taliban have said. A spokesman said that the attacker had planned to enter the foreign office but did not succeed. A photo of the area showed at least nine people wounded or killed lying outside the ministry as security forces attended to them, Sky News reports. The blast hit around 4 pm local time (11 am GMT), Kabul's police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said. He said officials were investigating.
January 11, 2023A spokesman said that the attacker had planned to enter the foreign office but did not succeed.
A suicide bomb attack outside the foreign ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital has killed no fewer than 20 people and injured many others, the Taliban have said.A photo of the area showed at least nine people wounded or killed lying outside the ministry as security forces attended to them, Sky News reports.
The blast hit around 4 pm local time , Kabul's police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said. He said officials were investigating. The Taliban-run government has been fighting an insurgency by Islamic State militants, who have targeted foreigners at sites such as the Russian and Pakistani embassies and a hotel catering to Chinese businessmen.
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