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At least 20 killed, 50 injured in attack on VP candidate's office in Kabul

At least 20 killed, 50 injured in attack on VP candidate's office in Kabul

At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday in a suicide bombing and gun battle at vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh’s office, the government said in a statement on Monday.

Saleh, a running mate of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, was slightly injured in the attack.

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