Published 3 years ago

Afghan official: Acting defense minister targeted in attack

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The US condemned a coordinated attack Tuesday targeting Afghanistan's defense minister and several lawmakers. A strong explosion followed by gunfire took place near acting Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi’s residence. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the blast appeared to be caused by a car bomb in the Sherpur neighborhood.

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Times of India

Blast near Afghanistan Defence Minister's residence in Kabul

South Asia News: KABUL: An explosion occurred near the residence of acting Afghanistan Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammad in Kabul on Tuesday evening, said local medi.

3 years ago·India

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BBC News

Gunmen attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul

The minister was not at home during the attack, which came rising unrest across the country.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Blasts and gunfire rock Afghan capital

A car bomb explosion followed by several blasts and rapid gunfire rocked the Afghan capital on Tuesday, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several embassies, including the US mission.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Afghanistan Asks India for Urgent Discussion at UNSC After Multiple Blasts Rock Kabul

Afghanistan on Tuesday asked India to call for an urgent discussion at the UN Security Council (UNSC) following blasts in Kabul, including a car explosion outside the defence minister’s residence.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Taliban suicide-bomb attack targets defence minister’s Kabul home

Islamist group escalate insurgency with assault on Green Zone in Afghan capitalA suicide-bomb and gun attack in Kabul’s Green Zone that targeted Afghanistan’s acting defence minister and killed eight people on Tuesday was claimed by the Taliban, as the hardline Islamist group continued to escalate violence across the country.The suicide bombing, which targeted the house used by Bismillah Mohammadi, was one of the most significant in the Afghan c…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Afghan official: Acting Defence Minister targeted in attack

Interior Ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanekzai said the blast happened in the posh Sherpur neighbourhood, which is in a deeply secure section of the capital known as the green zone

3 years ago·India

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