ISIS claims responsibility for the suicide attack in Kabul city

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Kabul city.

The group issued a statement claiming that the attack near the intelligence compound in Shash Darak area of Kabul city was carried by a ISIS suicide bomber.

The statement further adds that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who has been identified as Moshin Al-Khurasani, claiming that several people were killed or wounded in the attack.

However, the Afghan security officials are saying that six people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack.

The ministry of interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the casualties toll and said the main target of the attacker has still not been confirmed.

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Suicide attack kills a businessman in Mazar-e-Sharif city

At least one killed and two injured in a suicide attack in Mazar-e-Sharif City, the capital of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, police official said Thursday.

The explosion took place early this morning while Haji Ghani Marmuli, a well-known businessman and tribal elder, was going to a restaurant for breakfast in Darwaze Shadian area, General Baba Jan the commander of 707 Pamir Police Zone in the north told Ariana News.

According to the police official two more people were also injured in the incident including a bodyguard of the businessman.

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Several feared dead, wounded as in oil tanker explosion in North of Afghanistan

An explosion ripped through an oil tanker in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan earlier tonight as there are fears that several people were killed or wounded in the explosion.
The incident took place after a magnetic bomb planted in an oil tanker went off, leaving the tanker on fire.

According to the eyewitnesses, the incident also resulted into a bus catching fire, leaving scores of people dead or wounded.

An official in Parwan public directorate said at least eight people were killed and around twenty five others were wounded in the incident.

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Death Toll Rises To 7 In Kabul’s Green Zone Bombing

An explosion ripped through Kabul’s heavily-fortified diplomatic area of Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul on Tuesday afternoon killing at least seven people.

A suicide bomber reportedly detonated his explosives in 14th Street in Wazir Akbar Khan – inside the Green Zone.

Hospital officials told TOLOnews that at least seven people were killed and 21 wounded.
TOLOnews journalists at the scene reported that they saw many casualties.

Security forces immediately cordoned off the area and ambulances were seen rushing casualties to nearby hospitals.

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ISIS claims responsibility behind Kabul mosque attack that left scores dead, wounded

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khorasan, claimed responsibility behind the deadly attack on a mosque in Kabul city.

The group in a statement published in Arabic language claimed that the attack on the mosque in Khair Khana area of the city was carried out by the fighters of the terror group.

This comes as the Taliban group had earlier rejected role in the attack.

A spokesman for the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement said such attacks are an attempt to spark tensions among the people.

The Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the incident and said over 50 people were killed or wounded in the attack.

Danish further added that at least ten civilians including women and children, a personnel of the Afghan police special forces, and two personnel of the public order police forces were among those killed.

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Taliban claims 44 killed, wounded in suicide attack on Mullah Rasool militants

The Taliban group led by Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada claimed responsibility behind the attack on Mullah Rasool’s faction in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, claiming that nearly 50 insurgents of the group were killed or wounded in the attack.

A Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed that 26 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded in the attack.

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6 killed, 87 wounded in coordinated explosions targeting Kabul funeral

At least three consecutive explosions rocked Kabul city few minutes earlier as the funeral ceremony of the slain son of the Senate House deputy chairman’s burial ceremony was underway.

A security official confirmed that the incident took place as the funeral ceremony of Mohammad Salim Izadyar was underway in Badambagh area.

The Ministry of Interior confirmed 6 people were killed and 87 others were wounded in the coordinated explosions targeting the burial ceremony of Mohammad Salim Izadyar.

The officials earlier had said at least eighteen people were killed and around thirty others were wounded in the explosions.

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90 killed, over 350 wounded in Kabul explosion

A heavy explosion rocked Kabul city earlier today leaving at least 90 people dead and over 350 others wounded.

The Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed the incident has taken place close to the Zanbaq square in the 10th police district of the city.

He said a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives in the area.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health Wahid Majroh confirmed that 80 people were killed 350 others were wounded although he added that the number may change as the victims have been shifted to various hospitals.

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HRW: Attack On Afghan Hospital A War Crime

The attack on a military hospital in Kabul is a war crime, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement late Wednesday.

HRW was among a growing number of international human rights organization who have condemned the latest incident targeting patients, healthcare personnel, and medical facilities in Afghanistan.
“An armed group affiliated with the Islamic State [Daesh] reportedly claimed responsibility for the day-long attack on the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital, the main treatment center for wounded Afghan soldiers. Following a suicide attack on the building, gun battles continued for several hours, and hospital staff trapped in the building reported that patients who could not escape remained in their beds. Some of the gunmen were dressed as doctors, according to reports. At least 30 people were killed and dozens wounded, the HRW statement said.

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul denounced the attack as a “heinous crime” with “no justification possible”.

Attacks directly targeting health care facilities in Afghanistan have increased sharply since 2014.

A recent report by the organization Watchlist details some 240 attacks in 2015 and 2016 that killed or injured medical personnel and closed, damaged, or destroyed medical facilities, eroding the healthcare system in Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented 119 incidents where healthcare facilities were targeted in 2016.
The Taliban and other insurgents were responsible for the vast majority of these incidents, though Afghan security forces have been responsible for raids on clinics, or have used medical facilities for military purposes.

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Kabul attacks casualties toll rise to 23 dead, 119 wounded

The casualties toll from coordinated suicide attacks in capital Kabul has climbed to at least 23 dead while nearly 119 others have sustained injuries.

The officials in the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (MoPH) have said ordinary civilians are also among those killed or wounded.

MoPH spokesman Mohammad Ismail Kawoosi confirmed Thursday that 23 people lost their lives in the two attacks.

He said around 120 others sustained injuries including civilians.

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