Powerful blast rattles central Kabul

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Dateline Afghanistan. A week after the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive, a powerful explosion ripped through central Kabul during morning rush hour Tuesday. The police told AFP that the blast struck a densely packed neighbourhood close to several military compounds which rattled windows several miles away and sent a plume of thick smoke rising in the sky.

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Death toll from Taliban attack in Kabul rises to 64


The death toll from Tuesday's Taliban attack in Kabul rose sharply overnight from 28 to 64, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, Kabul's police chief, said Wednesday during a press conference that two investigative teams have been appointed to investigate the attack in Kabul. He added that most of the casualties were civilians, including women and children.

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