Taliban suicide bomber hits Kabul bank ahead of holiday rush, killing 5

(The Washington Post) – A Taliban suicide bomber struck at a bank not far from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, killing five people Tuesday as government employees lined up to withdraw salaries ahead of a religious holiday. Meanwhile, there were conflicting reports on deaths from an airstrike that sought to target a Taliban command post outside Herat in western Afghanistan. Provincial officials claimed that civilians were killed, but the Afghan Defense Ministry said Taliban militants were hit.

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