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Suicide car bomber strikes at Afghan army base

29-11-2020

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report

KABUL/ GHAZNI/ ISLAMABAD: A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 29 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 government forces.

“We have received 26 bodies and 37 wounded so far. All of them are security personnel,” Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni hospital, told media.

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.

This is a developing story….More details will be added as receive.

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