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Attack on Boys’ School Kills at Least 6 in Afghan Capital

HeadlineApr 19, 2022

In Afghanistan, at least six people were killed and 11 others injured after two bombs exploded at a boys’ high school in western Kabul earlier today. The attack came as students were leaving morning classes. It targeted a part of the Afghan capital that’s mainly inhabited by members of the minority Hazara Shiite community, which has suffered numerous attacks by the militant Sunni group ISIS.

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