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Suicide Car Bomb Kills 26 Afghan Security Personnel

  A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the … Continue reading Suicide Car Bomb Kills 26 Afghan Security Personnel

By Ronke Sanya Idowu
Updated November 29, 2020
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Security personnel are seen after a suicide car bomber struck an army base on the outskirts of Ghazni province on November 29, 2020. A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on November 29 killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. STR / AFP
Security personnel are seen after a suicide car bomber struck an army base on the outskirts of Ghazni province on November 29, 2020.  PHOTO: STR / AFP

 

A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks targeting Afghan forces in recent months.

The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen regular fighting between the Taliban and government forces.

“We have received 26 bodies and 17 wounded so far. All of them are security personnel,” Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni hospital, told AFP.

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Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, a member of Ghazni provincial council, confirmed the death toll.

Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed that a suicide bomber had detonated a vehicle full of explosives in Ghazni, but did not offer any immediate figure for casualties.

AFP

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