Kabul, Dec 11, 2024 (AFP) - IS says behind blast that killed Afghan minister: monitor

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2024-12-11

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed Afghanistan's minister for refugees at his office in Kabul, jihadist monitor SITE said Wednesday. Taliban authorities had already blamed IS for the "cowardly attack," which a government source told AFP had killed minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani and a number of his colleagues. bur-bjt/bgs ...

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