Suicide attack at a tutoring center in Afghanistan's capital kills 19 people
Summary by NewsWall Apr 22 23
- According to Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran, the official death toll is 19 dead and 27 injured.
- He said the attack occurred at a private tutoring center during an exam.
- According to a Taliban source, 33 individuals were killed, including female students.
- Teenage pupils were among the 24 persons killed in an Islamic State-claimed attack on a similar education center in west Kabul in 2020.
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