Car bomb kills 17 in Afghanistan ahead of ceasefire
(VOVWORLD) - At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb explosion on Thursday in Puli Alam city, Afghanistan, as crowds shopped for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
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 Since the US-Taliban agreement in February, 3,560 Afghan security forces personnel have been killed in attacks by rebel groups, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
(Photo: Omar Sobhani/Reuters)
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The Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing in a statement from spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. ISIS has made no comment on the incident.