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| Afghan blasts: Twin Kabul explosions 'kill 24 people' | |
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| Twin bomb blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul have killed at least 24 people and injured 91 others near the defence ministry, officials say. | |
| The first bomb was detonated remotely while the second was triggered by a suicide bomber, local media reported. | |
| An army general and two senior police officers are among the dead, a ministry of defence spokesperson told the BBC. | |
| The Taliban, who have carried out frequent attacks in Kabul, claimed the blasts. | |
| Deputy defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish told the AP news agency that the suicide attacker struck as security forces gathered near the ministry to deal with the first blast. | |
| He said civilians, police and soldiers were all killed as ministry employees were leaving work. | |
| President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack saying it had been carried out by "the enemies of Afghanistan who have lost their ability to fight the security and defence forces". | |
| The Taliban are fighting to overthrow President Ghani's US-supported government and have frequently attacked the security forces. |