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Thursday 21 Jan 2016 - 14:09 Makkah mean time-11-4-1437
Taliban Suicide attack (Photo from Tolo News)
Kabul (IINA) – A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a minibus carrying journalists working for an Afghan television channel on Wednesday, killing seven employees during evening rush hour close to the national parliament in Kabul, Reuters reported citing officials.
It was the latest in a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital that coincide with renewed efforts to revive a peace process with Taliban insurgents that broke down in July.
The bomber targeted a vehicle owned by a company that works with Tolo News, Afghanistan's first 24-hour news channel, said Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi.
"Such brutal and cowardly attacks can never stop us serving our country, people and protecting democracy," said Karim Amini, a reporter for the channel.
The Taliban openly threatened to target the television channel last year after it reported allegations of summary executions, rape, kidnappings and other abuses by Taliban fighters during the battle for Kunduz.
The Taliban, who claimed responsibility for the attack, issued another grim warning to carry out other attacks.
"If they do not stop their evil activities this will not be the last attack on them," said Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, by email.
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