Afghan Death Toll rises to 150, not the previously thought 90

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Afghan Death Toll rises to 150, not the previously thought 90

KABUL: The death toll from a truck-bomb explosion in Kabul last week has reached more than 150 people, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001.
Previous official estimates had put the death toll at about 90, with more than 460 wounded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which sparked violent anti-government protests.
Several protesters were killed in clashes with police on Friday, and at least a dozen people were killed when suicide bombers attacked the funeral for one of the dead protesters on Saturday.

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