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Taliban Carry out Kabul Suicide Bombing Even as Peace Deal with U.S. Nears

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 12:39am

Taliban Carry out Kabul Suicide Bombing Even as Peace Deal with U.S. Nears – Associated Press

The Taliban on Tuesday defended their suicide bombing against an international compound in the Afghan capital that killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, almost all local civilians, just hours after a U.S. envoy said he and the militant group had reached a deal “in principle” to end America’s longest war.

Angry Kabul residents whose homes were shredded in the explosion climbed over the buckled blast wall and set part of the compound, a frequent Taliban target, on fire. Thick smoke rose from the Green Village, home to several foreign organizations and guesthouses, whose location has become a peril to nearby local residents as well…

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