Suicide Bomber Kills 25 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed car near a security checkpoint in southeastern Afghanistan Sunday evening, killing at least 25 people, including women and children, provincial police chief General Faizullah Ghyrat said. The bombing in Khost province also wounded dozens of others. Most of the victims are said to be civilians. The violence happened not far from an American military base in the Afghan province, which borders Pakistan. It was not immediately clear if the...

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