On 11 August 2024, a bomb exploded on a

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Dashte Barchi Dashte Barchi ( Persian/Dari/Hazaragi دشت برچی) also known as Barchi () is a settlement located in western Kabul, Afghanistan. Previously barren and agricultural, Dashte Barchi became populated in the early 2000s by newcomers from the prov ...

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. One civilian was killed and 11-13 others were wounded. The attack apparently targeted the country’s minority Shia Hazara community, that resides in the area where the bombing took place.

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claimed responsibility for the attack.

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