The number of people injured in multiple bomb blasts that rocked the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Monday has risen to 123.
Fourteen bombs exploded in public squares, markets and outside restaurants in the eastern city as the country marked its 100th Independence Day.
Officials confirmed no deaths were reported in the blasts.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far.
It comes just days after an IS suicide attack on a crowded Kabul wedding hall left 63 people dead.
Trump says US struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island
The United States on Friday attacked military targets on Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said, threatening to strike oil infrastructure on the island if Iran continues to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
US offers reward for information on Iran's supreme leader, senior officials
The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
Qatar affirms strategic food and water reserves
Qatar says it has strengthened its strategic food security reserves, with supplies sufficient to cover the country’s needs for up to 18 months.
Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, says Hegseth
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks.
Six US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
All six crew members aboard a US military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the US military said on Friday.
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