Suicide bomber kills 12 at Afghan ministry entrance: government spokesman
Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:39:am World
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A suicide bomber killed 12 people and wounded more than 30 on Monday at the entrance to Afghanistan's rural rehabilitation and development ministry in the west of the capital, government spokesmen said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility.
"Woman, children and employees of the ministry are among the victims," Najib Danish, spokesman for the interior ministry, told Reuters.
Afghan Taliban militants on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own against the Taliban.
REUTERS
No group immediately claimed responsibility.
"Woman, children and employees of the ministry are among the victims," Najib Danish, spokesman for the interior ministry, told Reuters.
Afghan Taliban militants on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own against the Taliban.
REUTERS
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