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Mosque blast kills ‘many’ in Afghanistan, say Taliban

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN – OCTOBER 08: An inside view of the damaged Seyedabad Grand Mosque after a powerful blast ripped through the Shi’a community mosque full of worshippers during weekly Friday prayers, killing and injuring “many,” in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan on October 08, 2021. According to the local Salam Afghanistan radio, about 100 worshipers were killed and more than 200 others injured in the blast.

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Afghan families who were displaced due to the clashes and took shelter in parks in Kabul return homes

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – OCTOBER 08: Afghan families who were displaced due to the clashes between the Taliban and the security forces of the former government and took shelter in parks in Kabul return homes in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 08, 2021. Before the Taliban’s Kabul takeover, 223 Afghan families, who were living in the northern provinces and had to flee to Kabul due to the clashes, were sent to their homes by buses.

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Newly elected Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida

OKYO, JAPAN – OCTOBER 04: Japanese reporters are seen covering the arrival of new cabinet ministers at Prime minister’s official residence on October 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, as former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida took over as prime Minister of Japan today following his predecessor Yoshihide Suga’s resignation aft

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Iran, South Korea tensions spill over into education, trade

TEHRAN, IRAN – OCTOBER 04: A view of the stores at Jumhuri Street, where home appliances stores are present, in Tehran, Iran on October 04, 2021. Tensions between Iran and South Korea, stemming from frozen Iranian assets, are spilling over into other areas now, with Tehran banning the import of South Korean home appliances and Seoul blocking the bank accounts of Iranian students.

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