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A total of 14 people were killed in the incident.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KABUL – A suicide bombing took place at the entrance to Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Sunday (22/7) local time. A total of 14 people were killed and 60 others injured in the incident.
Local authorities said that people had gathered to welcome Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, who had just returned from exile. Senior officials, political leaders and supporters were leaving the airport after hosting the ethnic Uzbek leader and the explosion occurred.
"This is the first time I see a suicide bombing," said a witness at AFP Channel News Asia Monday (23/7).
Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai confirmed that 14 people were killed, including the security and traffic police and 60 wounded. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said civilians including a child and security personnel were among the dead. He added that the suicide bomber made him on foot
Dostum linked to human rights violations returns from Turkey by plane. He has been living in the country since May 2017. Thousands of Dostum supporters have taken to the streets in recent weeks, blocking the highway to demand the return of Dostum and release pro-government militias. Protesters swore Sunday to continue the protest until their leader asks them to stop.
"We do not believe in the government We will continue our protest unless Dostum tells us to stop," said the leader of the protest in Faryab province Ehsanullah Qowanch. Another protester Mbadoud Khan confessed, they have been on the streets for 20 days. "We will not stop our protest if all our demands are not met," he said.
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