Khalil Haqqani: Taliban minister killed in bombing in Kabul

Khalil Haqqani is the Taliban's most high profile casualty since the group retook power in 2021.

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Six others died in the blast as Haqqani was leaving his office, interior ministry sources said.

Khalil Haqqani was a top member of a powerful faction in the Taliban called the Haqqani network, and was designated a global terrorist by the US.

The Islamic State group (IS) later claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to a report issued by IS's "news agency" Amaq, an IS militant waited outside the minister's office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

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