Pakistan last month scrambled two F-16 jets in its airspace to intercept a SpiceJet plane, assuming it to be a military aircraft, which was heading to Kabul from Delhi with around 120 passengers, a senior government official said.
The figures issued by the Ministry of Public Health on Monday however, does not make claims about which military or group is to blame, although it said that the number of those killed in suicide attacks was 460.
Kabul Blast: Nasrat Rahimi, the interior ministry spokesman, said the attack targeted the Green Trend party headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but denied reports that vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh was wounded in the attack.
Nine people were killed and 33 others sustained injuries as a blast hit the southern gate of Kabul University in Kabul on Friday, news agency Xinhua reported.
A Taliban-orchestrated bomb attack in Kabul has left the streets with a trail of distress and destruction. With over 100 injured, including 26 children, the death toll is expected to go up with time. While nothing can really give a realistic count of what people felt. These pictures of the aftermath of the attack depict a thousand words.
Bomb blast in Kabul: The explosion early on Monday occurred as the streets in the capital were packed with morning commuters. Officials and police were at the scene of the blast and few details were available, including casualties.
The blast occurred when cadets were leaving the building. Security forces cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.
The blast occurred when cadets were leaving the building. Security forces cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.
As part of its assistance to Afghanistan, India on Thursday handed over two Mi-24 attack helicopters to Kabul to battle terrorism.
The attack began when the suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car in front of the multi-story building that houses a public welfare department in an eastern neighborhood of Kabul.
The interior ministry and police both said the blast had been a car bomb targeting a compound which houses G4S, a private British security company, in east Kabul, reported TOLO News.
The attack took place as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the victims of Sunday's blast include six children.
The attacks that marred the election, began at 7 am and continued till 6 pm, Deputy Interior Minister Akhtar Mohammad Ibrahimi told reporters.
Multiple explosions ripped through polling centres in Kabul on Saturday as voters cast their ballots in long-delayed legislative elections.
The attacks have forced thousands of students to stay away from schools, the deputy to education department of the province, Nasim Wajid said.
The Afghan President had proposed a ceasefire from August 20 to November 20 (birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, or Milad-ul-Nabi).
All three were reportedly working for a logistics company in the capital city of Afghanistan.
The suicide bombing aimed at an intelligence service convoy in Bagh-e-Daoud area in PD5 of Kabul.
At least 16 others were wounded in the attack in Rodat district in eastern Nangarhar province.
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