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Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

by Associated Press
| August 18, 2020 12:06 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An upstart Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility for a mortar attack in Kabul on Tuesday morning that wounded at least 10 civilians as Afghans marked their country’s Independence Day. The attack came amid new uncertainties over the start of talks between the Taliban and the Kabul government.

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