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Summary At least 20 people were killed and 50 others were injured in a suicide attack in Paktika.
According to the Afghan Interior Ministry, three attackers drove a truck laden with explosive material into the compound of a road construction company in Barmal District of Paktika province, late on Sunday. Engineers, Labourers and security officials were among the victims.Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed the responsibility of the attack, saying it was the work of a suicide bomber who was targeting a joint Afghan-NATO operating base.
