Afghan government spokesman killed

Afghans react with horror to the latest Taleban attack - the assassination of the government's spokesman in Kabul.

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(Image: Afghan security officials inspect the scene of an attack on Dawa Khan Menapal, the head of the Afghan government"s information centre, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 August 2021 / Credit: EPA / Jawed Kargar)