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Monday 29 September 2014
Taliban launch attack in Afghanistan's Paktia
Suicide attack on local government headquarters
leaves 12 dead, as Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as
new president.
A group of Taliban suicide bombers has attacked
a local government headquarters in Afghanistan's
eastern Paktia province, killing 12 people, as the
country's new president was preparing to be
sworn in.
A fighter detonated a explosives laden vehicle at
the entrance of a district headquarters in Paktia's
Zurmat district on Monday, leading to a heavy
exchange of gunfire between the Taliban and
security officials which resulted in three of the
other fighters being killed.
At least eight other people, including four police
officers, two intelligence staff and two civilians
were killed in the attack, police said. The Taliban
has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse, reporting from Kabul,
said Afghan security officals have faced a
resurgent Taliban, with an average of 18 Afghans
killed every day this year.
Also on Monday, a suicide attack by the Taliban
killed four civilians and injured two others near
Kabul's airport, despite much of the city being
under a security lockdown.
And in the northern city of Kunduz, a suicide
bomber detonated his explosives in the toilet of
an animal market killing himself and injuring two
others.
The attacks took place as Ashraf Ghani was
sworn in as the head of a unity government
following a deal last week to share powers with
his election rival Abdullah Abdullah
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