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Prominent Taliban cleric killed in explosion in Kabul
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- 11 August, 2022
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A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on August 11, Report informs, citing Reuters.
"Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was martyred in a cowardly attack by enemies," said Bilal Karimi, a spokesperson for the Taliban administration.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.
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