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Khost (Afghanistan): A suicide car bomber killed 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry said. Najib Danish, the ministry’s deputy spokesman, said the target of the bomber was a group of guards providing security for US forces in Khost province, but most of the victims were civilians.
At least 18 people are killed and 6 others injured in a car bomb explosion in Khost, eastern Afghanistan.