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29 Killed in Two Suicide Bombs, Taliban Attack in Afghanistan

Kabul (February 24, 2018): At least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the war-torn country.

A security source, who requested not to be named, said the explosion happened near a compound belonging to the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan intelligence agency.

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The NDS compound is located near to the headquarters of NATO and the US embassy.

 

Earlier, Taliban militant attacked an Afghan army post and killed 25 government soldiers, the defence ministry said on Saturday, while a suicide bomber in the capital killed one person and wounded six.

Violence has intensified in Afghanistan since U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a more aggressive strategy in August with U.S.-led forces carrying out more air strikes and the Taliban responding with bombs, ambushes and raids.