27.02.2016 | 16:50
At least 23 dead in Afghanistan suicide attacks
REUTERS - Suicide bombers targeted an anti-Taliban tribal leader in eastern Afghanistan and the Defense Ministry compound in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 23 people on Saturday and wounding dozens more, officials said.
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked tribal leader Khan Jan in the eastern Kunar province, killing him and 10 other civilians. Jan was a vocal public opponent of the Taliban and was leading local fighters against the insurgents. More than 40 others civilians were wounded in the attack.
The suicide bomber who struck near the Defense Ministry compound killed 12 people, including two military personnel, the ministry said in a statement.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afghan Taliban fighters look on as they listen to Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund, the newly appointed leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, Farah, Afghanistan, November 3, 2015.
AFP
