- Title: Explosion hits Afghan capital Kabul, six killed
- Date: 17th September 2019
- Summary: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (SEPTEMBER 17, 2019) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE DRIVING IN THE AREA VARIOUS OF AFGHAN SECURITY PERSONNEL AT SITE OF BLAST AMBULANCE DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVING PAST SECURITY PERSONNEL
- Embargoed: 1st October 2019 10:50
- Keywords:
- Location: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
- City: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
- Country: Afghanistan
- Topics: Bombing (non-military),Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001AX1NNLZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A blast in the center of Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least six people on Tuesday (September 17), police officials said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
In a separate incident, an explosion near an election rally attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani killed 24 people and injured 31 others in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, north of Kabul, health officials said.
Taliban commanders have said they will intensify clashes with Afghan and foreign forces to dissuade people from voting in the Sept. 28 presidential election, when Ghani will bid for a second five-year term.
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