17 August 2019 Kabul bombing
A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.
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"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
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17 August 2019 Kabul bombing
A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.
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