Taliban militants have attacked a military parade attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
At least one person was killed and 11 others injured after militants fired into a crowd of dignitaries on a stage during a celebration to mark the Afghan President escapes Taliban attack in Kabul ...
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Georgia-Russia flights to resume ... 16th anniversary of the expulsion of Russian forces from Kabul. Two parliamentarians are said to be among the wounded. Shortly afterwards, Karzai appeared on national television and said that security forces had foiled the attack and that several suspects had been arrested. A spokesman for the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. He told reporters that the attack did not directly target Karzai, but was designed to show that the Taliban was capable of striking high-profile targets.
(Deutsche Welle)
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