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Two Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up in Afghanistan - Reports

© REUTERS / Mohammad IsmailAfghan security forces keep watch at a check point near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan February 24, 2018
Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan February 24, 2018 - Sputnik International
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Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, according to local Deputy police chief Aminullah Amin.

One person has been killed and seven more wounded in the Western Afghan city of Herat, where two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a Shi'ite mosque, when guards stopped them from entering the Nabi Akram mosque.

The Daesh* terror group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, however no evidence for the claim has yet been provided. 

According to Walizada, the injured people have been taken to local hospitals and the death toll may increase.

READ MORE: Blast Hits Lashkargah City in Afghanistan, Casualties Reported

Earlier, two explosions hit Kabul, Afghanistan with 1 killed and 7 wounded and a car blast in Lashcar dah with 12 killed and 40 wounded.

Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with government forces fighting the continuing Taliban* insurgency, while other extremist groups, such as Daesh have also expanded their activities both in the country and in neighboring states.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) and Taliban are terrorist groups banned in Russia

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