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| Afghan blasts: Kabul charity hit by bomb and gun attack | Afghan blasts: Kabul charity hit by bomb and gun attack |
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| At least one person has been killed in an attack on the offices of an international charity in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, reports say. | |
| A suicide bomber targeted the humanitarian organisation Care in the Shar-e-Naw area and gunmen then stormed the building, Tolo News TV reported. | |
| Police were exchanging fire with the attackers, the report added. | |
| Earlier, a series of blasts left at least 24 people dead and nearly 100 others wounded. | Earlier, a series of blasts left at least 24 people dead and nearly 100 others wounded. |
| An army general and two senior police officers were among the dead from those attacks, a ministry of defence spokesperson told the BBC. | |
| The Taliban, who have carried out frequent attacks in Kabul, said they were responsible for the blasts. | The Taliban, who have carried out frequent attacks in Kabul, said they were responsible for the blasts. |
| In the latest incident, a car bomb was detonated at the gate of the compound, officials say. | |
| A police spokesman told the BBC that six other people were wounded, and that 31 people have been rescued from the building. | |
| Traffic was blocked in several parts of the city and schools were closed. | Traffic was blocked in several parts of the city and schools were closed. |