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Afghanistan: Blasts rock Kabul, casualties feared 0

Afghanistan: Blasts rock Kabul, casualties feared

Several loud explosions have rocked Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, where the Taliban and an ISIL affiliate have carried out a series of massive attacks in recent months. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai confirmed an explosion near one police station on Wednesday and said a gunbattle was under way there. He said another explosion occurred near a…

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Afghanistan: Blast hits Herat mosque, casualties feared

At least one person was killed and seven others wounded in an explosion outside a Shia mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat, an official told Al Jazeera. Two suicide bombers attempted to enter the Nabi Akram mosque in Police District 7 on Sunday, but were pushed back by security guards. « One was killed…

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US-Bangla plane break-lands at Kathmandu airport, casualty feared

At least 39 people have been confirmed dead, when a plane carrying more than 70 people crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, according to authorities. The US-Bangla Airlines « caught fire after it careened off the runway during landing and crashed onto a football ground near TIA », the Kathmandu Post reported…

Persevered abuse of African refugees in Libya feared 0

Persevered abuse of African refugees in Libya feared

Stripped naked, a man writhes in pain on the floor as heated plastic is dripped on his back. Other men are beaten while their kidnappers discuss ransom money. These are the scenes depicted in graphic new videos that purportedly depict African refugees being abused in Libya. Al Jazeera could not independently verify the authenticity of the…