Kabul blast: Afghan leader says bomb toll passes 150

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Kabul blast: Afghan leader says bomb toll passes 150

Image caption Last week's blast was the most deadly in Kabul since 2001

More than 150 people died in last week's Kabul suicide blast, President Ashraf Ghani said as he opened multi-national talks on bringing peace.

The bombing is the country's deadliest militant attack since 2001. Previous estimates said 90 people were killed.

Mr Ghani's government has faced protests for failing to tackle the deteriorating security situation.

He told the meeting it was time for the Taliban to embrace peace or "face the consequences".

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