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Taliban car bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan - gov't official

Published: 19 Sep 2019 - 08:20 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 01:52 am

Reuters

Kabul: A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said.

Two provincial officials said the attack targeted the hospital, but the Taliban in a statement claiming the bombing said the group had targeted an Afghan security force building.