60 truck drivers were taken hostage by the Taliban after refusing to pay a “toll”. The drivers were relesased a day later.
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Two suicide bombers targeted a market in Amchide, Cameroon, injuring at least 29 people. The second attacker was shot and killed by security forces in the town before detonating. Amchide is in a red zone due to heavy fighting in the area with Boko Haram.
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Taliban gunmen attacked a British security contractors’ compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 10 people and injuring at least 19. A car bomb was detonated outside the G4S compound before the attackers began to storm inside . The attack occured on the same day as a meeting between the Taliban, Afghan and international governments to negotiate a peace deal after 17 years of war. G4S is the UK’s largest private security company.
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