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Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks Kill 16 and Wound Dozens

HeadlineMar 02, 2017

In Afghanistan, the Taliban is claiming responsibility for attacks across the capital Kabul on Thursday which killed 16 people and wounded dozens more. One suicide attack targeted an Afghan intelligence agency building. Another suicide bomb struck a police precinct in western Kabul. This is one of the officers wounded in the blast.

Mohammad Osman: “I was in the office when I heard an explosion. Right after the explosion, I took up a position, and I tried to get out of the office. When the second explosion took place, I became unconscious. And when I opened my eyes, I found myself on the hospital bed.”

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