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Added on the 19/04/2016 09:30:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Afghan forces suppressed a suicide attack in the nation’s capital, the latest in a series of hits aimed at high-profile targets.
Kabul, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- The Taliban Wednesday claimed the suicide attack on the Kabul residence of Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi that left eight civilians dead a day ago.The minister was not home when militants triggered a car bomb followed by gunfire by four Taliban fighters outside his residence near the heavily fortified Green Zone of Kabul Tuesday evening. (Camera: JAWED KARGAR).SHOT LIST: THE AFTERTMATH OF THE BOMBING AT THE HOUSE OF ACTING DEFENSE MINISTER GEN. BISMILLAH MOHAMMADI, IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
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