Dynamite News 7 people killed in Afghanistan explosion
At least seven persons were killed and 80 others suffered injuries in an explosion in Qalat city of Afghanistan's Zabul on Thursday morning.
Zabul: At least seven persons were killed and 80 others suffered injuries in an explosion in Qalat city of Afghanistan's Zabul on Thursday morning.
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According to the officials, it was a suicide attack and a truck was detonated by the attackers, reported Pajhowk News Agency. Meanwhile, in an attack in the war-torn nation at least seven people were killed including two civilian and three Taliban attackers in a bomb and gun assault in Jalalabad on Wednesday.
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Following the collapse of the US-Taliban peace talks, the terrorist group has escalated its offensive in the war-torn nation.
This also comes as elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for later this month. President Ashraf Ghani is seeking his second term.
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Taliban has warned its fighters will intensify their campaign against the Afghan government and foreign forces to dissuade people from voting in the September 28 vote. (ANI)