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At six civilians have been killed and several others wounded in a  suicide attack close to Afghanistan’s foreign ministry. According to the spokesman for the interior ministry,  Abdul Takor, the attacker was targeted by Afghan forces but the explosives detonated. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said a suicide attacker was identified at a security checkpoint near the ministry. Zadran added that at least three Taliban security force members were among the wounded.

The head of Myanmar's military government has pledged to deal with acts of terror by armed resistance groups. Min Hlaing also accused countries critical of his regime's human rights record of being terror supporters. Since seizing power in 2021, the military has been locked in a bloody civil war against resistance groups. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than a million people.