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Several killed, wounded in blast near Kabul military airfield: official

The cause of the blast next to Kabul's international airport was unclear



File picture of Afghan policemen standing guard near the site of an attack in Kabul.
Image Credit: Reuters

Kabul: An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, an official told AFP.

The cause of the blast at the gate of the facility next to Kabul's international airport was unclear, interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor said.

"A number of our compatriots have been martyred and wounded in the blast," Takor said, adding that authorities were investigating the incident.

The Taliban authorities claim to have improved security since storming back to power in August 2021 but there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks, many claimed by the local chapter of the Daesh extremist group.

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