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Two blasts in Afghanistan kill 63, angry crowd says 'govt can't protect us'

The blast occurred at around 10 am in front of a school where a voter registration site was located in Afghanistan Kabul's Qala-e-Nazir area

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The explosion happened at an ID distribution and voter registration center at about 10 am on Sunday morning in PD6

Agencies Kabul
An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 57 people including women and children and wounded 119 outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday in the latest attack on election preparations. In another incident, a roadside explosion in the northern province of Baghlan on Sunday killed six people, including three women and two children.

The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll.

"It happened at the entrance gate of the centre. It was a suicide

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