One killed as multiple rockets hit Afghan capital

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KABUL, 12 December, 2020, (TON): A series of rockets has struck the Afghan capital, killing at least one person and wounding two others. This is the second such attack to rock Kabul in less than a month.

At least 10 rockets were fired from the Lab-e-Jar area in Kabul on various parts of the city, including areas near the airport, Hawashinasi area in PD9, Zan Abad area in PD9 and Khwaja Rawash area in PD15, the Interior Affairs Ministry says.

A series of rockets has struck the Afghan capital, killing at least one person and wounding two others – the second such attack to rock Kabul in less than a month.

Khwaja Rawash, Hawashinasi and Zan Abad where some of the rockets landed are residential areas, the ministry said.

On November 21, at least 23 rockets were fired on different parts of the city that killed eight civilians, according to the Interior Affairs Ministry.

No group took immediate responsibility for the attack and the target was not immediately clear.

Violent attacks in Afghanistan have surged by 50 percent over recent months, with several deadly attacks carried out in Kabul, despite the Afghan government and the Taliban launched unprecedented peace talks in September.

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