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IS claims responsibility for suicide bombing that killed Afghan acting minister

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STORY: IS claims responsibility for suicide bombing that killed Afghan acting minister
SHOOTING TIME: recent footage
DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:44
LOCATION: Kabul
CATEGORY: OTHERS

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1. various of security forces and Kabul provincial police

STORYLINE:

The extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees and repatriation on Wednesday.

IS militant detonated his explosive vest, resulting in the deaths of Khalil Rahman Haqqani and several of his colleagues and bodyguards, a report issued by IS-affiliated news agency "Amaq" stated.

Four people, including Haqqani, were killed and four others, including Haqqani's guards, were critically injured following the attack, an official at the Afghan Ministry of Interior told Xinhua on Wednesday.

Haqqani is the first cabinet member killed since the Afghan caretaker government took over power in 2021.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul.
(XHTV)

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