World in brief: December 11, 2024

AFGHANISTAN: A suicide bombing in Kabul today killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, Interior Ministry officials said.
The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister, officials said.
The officials provided no further details and there were no immediate claims of responsibility.
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