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Suicide bombing kills 26 Afghan security personnel

No confirmed civilian casualties

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Nov 2020 5:00PM

Suicide bombing kills 26 Afghan security personnel
Car bombs have become increasingly common in Afghanistan, but today's attack in Ghazni marks one of the bloodiest on Afghan forces in months. – AFP pic, November 29, 2020

GHAZNI – A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan today, killing at least 26 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 and government forces.

“We have received 26 bodies and 17 wounded so far. All of them are security personnel,” Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni hospital, told AFP.

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. – AFP, November 29, 2020

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