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Afghanistan: Another blast kills 8, injures over 20 in Kabul

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A bomb explosion on a busy shopping street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Saturday killed a eight and wounded 22 others, as per hospital officials and witnesses. The bomb detonated in a crowded area of the city's west where people of the minority Shi'ite Muslim community frequently congregate. The militant Sunni Muslim organization Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack.