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| Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 9 | Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 9 |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber killed at least nine and wounded 12 in an attack on a police base in Kabul on Monday, an Afghan official said. | |
| Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said the attacker joined a line of people waiting to enter the local headquarters of a branch of the national police after having lunch and praying outside. The bomber detonated his explosives after being spotted near the gate. | Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said the attacker joined a line of people waiting to enter the local headquarters of a branch of the national police after having lunch and praying outside. The bomber detonated his explosives after being spotted near the gate. |
| “Unfortunately the majority of the killed and wounded are civilians,” Mujahid said, adding that two police officers were among the dead and a third was wounded. | “Unfortunately the majority of the killed and wounded are civilians,” Mujahid said, adding that two police officers were among the dead and a third was wounded. |
| President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack in a statement. “Such acts are unforgivable crimes against civilians,” the statement quoting Ghani as saying. | President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack in a statement. “Such acts are unforgivable crimes against civilians,” the statement quoting Ghani as saying. |
| “The government will never have talks with those groups who kill innocent civilians, women and children. Instead the Afghan security forces will mobilize in their fight against them.” | “The government will never have talks with those groups who kill innocent civilians, women and children. Instead the Afghan security forces will mobilize in their fight against them.” |
| Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are due to hold a third round of talks in Islamabad on Saturday aimed at laying the groundwork for a direct dialogue between the Kabul government and the Taliban. Ghani has said that those insurgents who do not join the peace process will be wiped out. | Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are due to hold a third round of talks in Islamabad on Saturday aimed at laying the groundwork for a direct dialogue between the Kabul government and the Taliban. Ghani has said that those insurgents who do not join the peace process will be wiped out. |
| The attack on Monday targeted the Afghan National Civil Order Police, a militarized force that often fights on the front lines of the war with the Taliban. | The attack on Monday targeted the Afghan National Civil Order Police, a militarized force that often fights on the front lines of the war with the Taliban. |
| The attack took place in a busy part of western Kabul, near the zoo. Officials had initially said the explosion was caused by a suicide car bomb. | The attack took place in a busy part of western Kabul, near the zoo. Officials had initially said the explosion was caused by a suicide car bomb. |
| The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter. The insurgents, who have been at war with the government for 15 years, often target local security forces. | The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter. The insurgents, who have been at war with the government for 15 years, often target local security forces. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |