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Taliban militants 'searched for foreigners'

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Taliban militants who killed at least 22 people at a luxury Kabul hotel went from room to room searching for foreigners, survivors and a security source said Monday as more details of the victims emerged. Insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs and suicide vests attacked the landmark Intercontinental Hotel overlooking the Afghan capital late Saturday, in an assault that lasted more than 12 hours andRead more

Heavy casualties after overnight battle at Kabul hotel

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Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed more than 30 people and wounded many more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher. Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said that 19 bodies had been brought into cityRead more

At least 18 dead in Kabul hotel attack, including 14 foreigners

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At least 18 people including 14 foreigners were killed in a bloody Taliban-claimed assault on a luxury hotel in Kabul, an interior ministry spokesman said Sunday, hours after the overnight attack ended. "Fourteen foreigners were killed and four Afghans," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told Afghanistan's Tolo News, without specifying the nationalities involved. Ukrainian officials have already said at leastRead more

Earthquake jolts northeast Afghanistan, no casualties reported

KABUL - Muslimchronicle

A slight quake jolted Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan, Takhar and the northern Kunduz and Baghlan provinces on Sunday, but no casualty has been reported. The tremor, according to locals and officials, occurred at around 01:40 p.m. local time in the said areas. "The tremor struck Badakhshan province but fortunately it was not strong and we have not received any report aboutRead more

IS cells operate in Kabul under noses of Afghan and US forces

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Middle-class Afghans turned jihadists have assisted the Islamic State group's expansion from its stronghold in Afghanistan's restive east to Kabul, analysts say, helping to make the capital one of the deadliest places in the country. IS has claimed nearly 20 attacks across Kabul in 18 months, with cells including students, professors and shopkeepers evading Afghan and US security forces to bring carnageRead more

11 killed, 25 wounded in Kabul suicide attack

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A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to rock the Afghan capital. The attack happened during a protest against the death of a shopkeeper in a police operation targeting alcohol bootleggers, an unnamed official said.Read more

11 killed, 25 wounded in Kabul suicide attack: health ministry

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At least 11 people were killed and 25 others wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul on Thursday, officials said. "We can confirm that so far 11 bodies have been brought to our hospitals as well as 25 wounded," health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh told AFP, adding that the tollRead more

Suicide blast rocks Kabul, many casualties: officials

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul on Thursday, causing many casualties, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital. "A suicide attacker has detonated himself... close to a number of police who were trying to provide security for an ongoing protest," deputy interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told AFP.Read more