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An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 7, 2019. Reuters
An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 7, 2019. Reuters
Taliban car bomb attack on Kabul police station kills 14 and wounds 145
The group moved quickly to claim responsibility for the blast, a day after it threatened to target election rallies
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The National
07 August, 2019