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Suicide Attack in Northeast Afghanistan Kills 11, Wounds 40

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A suicide attack near a governor’s office in northeastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province killed 11 and wounded 40 civilians, Afghan media reported Saturday.

The skyline of Kabul is pictured during a helicopter flight from Kabul to Bagram Air Base for a prison handover ceremony on September 10, 2012 - Sputnik International
Afghanistan Suicide Attack Kills 15, Wounds 13 - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Initial reports of a powerful explosion in Asadabad city gave the death toll at 15 people, according to the Pajhwok news service.

Freelance Afghanistan-based journalist Bilal Sarwary cited local residents as saying the purported assailant arrived near the governor’s office on a motorbike and approached tribal elder Haji Khan Jan before detonating his explosives.

Jan was reportedly among the casualties.

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