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Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. - A suicide bomber detonated a device on January 11 near Afghanistan's foreign ministry in the capital, causing more than 20 causalities, an AFP staff member said. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
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Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. - A suicide bomber detonated a device on January 11 near Afghanistan's foreign ministry in the capital, causing more than 20 causalities, an AFP staff member said. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
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A fire brigade lorry at the scene after a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the ministry building. EPA
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Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. - A suicide bomber detonated a device on January 11 near Afghanistan's foreign ministry in the capital, causing more than 20 causalities, an AFP staff member said. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
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12 January, 2023
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