Death Toll Doubles in Suicide Bombing in Eastern Afghanistan

Officials in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province say the death toll from Tuesday's suicide bombing has risen to 68 people, up from the previous figure of 32. The attack happened in the remote Mohmand Dara district as residents were staging a protest in the Daka village to demand the dismissal of a local police commander. In a statement Wednesday, Atttahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said another 165 people were wounded in the bombing.  The...

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