{"id":2280,"date":"2023-01-02T07:16:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2023-01-02T07:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:16:39","slug":"explosion-at-military-airfield-entrance-in-kills-wounds-several-people-in-afghan-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/explosion-at-military-airfield-entrance-in-kills-wounds-several-people-in-afghan-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at military airfield entrance in kills, wounds several people in Afghan capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, an official told AFP.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-1051606000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The cause of the blast at the gate of the facility next to Kabul\u2019s international airport was unclear, interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA number of our compatriots have been martyred and wounded in the blast,\u201d Takor said, adding that authorities were investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban authorities claim to have improved security since storming back to power in August 2021 but there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks, many claimed by the local chapter of the ISIS group.<\/p>\n<p>Last month at least five Chinese nationals were wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel popular with Chinese business people in Kabul. The attack was claimed by ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people, including members of Afghanistan\u2019s minority communities, have been killed and wounded in attacks since the Taliban returned to power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, an official told AFP. 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