Coverage dated January 10, 2023

Suicide bomber attacks Taliban regime's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

Headline from CBS News

Officials and witnesses said there was a large explosion outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just as employees were leaving for the day.

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Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Official: Explosion near Foreign Ministry in Kabul kills 5 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An explosion near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed five people and wounded several others, a Taliban police spokesman said, the second prominent attack in Kabul so far in 2023.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Explosion outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said that the blast in the Afghan capital resulted in casualties.

  3. NPR

    5 people were killed in an explosion near the foreign ministry in Kabul (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    An explosion near the Afghan foreign ministry killed five people and wounded several others, a Taliban police spokesman said. It was the second prominent attack in the capital so far in 2023.

  4. CBS News

    Suicide bomber attacks Taliban regime's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Afghanistan's capital Kabul (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Officials and witnesses said there was a large explosion outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just as employees were leaving for the day.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Afghanistan: Explosion near Foreign Ministry kills 5 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Taliban blocked journalists from accessing the blast site in Kabul. It's still unclear which group is responsible for the attack, but the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) has ramped up its activities in recent months.

  6. Digital Journal

    Suicide blast near Afghan ministry, more than 20 casualties (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A suicide bomber blew himself up near Afghanistan's foreign ministry where a Chinese delegation had been due to meet on Wednesday, causing more than 20

  7. Fox News

    Suicide blast and gun fire rock Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A suicide bomber attacked Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul just as employees were leaving for the day Wednesday, resulting in multiple casualties.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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