At least 6 killed in blasts as Kabul marks Persian New Year
Afghans enjoying music to mark the Persian New Year of Nawrooz in a cafe in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday. At least 6 people were killed by several explosions in Kabul today. – EPA pic, March 21, 2019.
AT least six people were killed by blasts in Kabul today during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shia area of the Afghan capital, authorities said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn city. “Twenty-three were wounded and six people were martyred in today’s explosions in Kabul,” health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar told AFP, with the interior ministry confirming the toll.
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