Car bomb kills at least 17 in Afghanistan ahead of ceasefire
KABUL - At least 18 people, including Afghan security forces personnel, were killed in a suspected car-bombing in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday , hours before a three-day ceasefire was to begin in the country for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, officials said.
He added it was unclear whether it was a car or suicide bombing, but that security forces had gathered for duty in the city to prepare for security measures for Eid al-Fitr, which will be celebrated in Afghanistan on Friday. Since the US-Taleban agreement in February, 3,560 Afghan security forces personnel have been killed in attacks by militants, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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