Suicide Blasts Kill 38 At Afghanistan Bank As Soldiers Collect Paychecks -- Washington Post
KABUL - Three suicide bombers stormed a branch of Kabul Bank in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 38 people and wounding dozens more, according to Afghan officials.
The bombers blew themselves up as the branch in Jalalabad, in Nangahar province, was crowded with Afghan soldiers collecting their salaries, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor. Among the casualties were 21 members of the Afghan national security forces, including 13 policemen and seven soldiers, according to the Associated Press.
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