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Several dead in Kabul military airfield blast

KABUL: An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday (Monday in Manila), an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The cause of the blast at the gate of the facility next to Kabul's international airport was unclear, interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor said.

CONTINUING UNREST This file photo shows Taliban members guarding the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 30, 2022. An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 (January 2 in Manila), an official told Agence France-Presse. XINHUA PHOTO