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The number wounded in Saturday’s attack is more than 100, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said.
Residents in the mostly Shi’ite neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi said the government did not protect them from terrorist attacks.
“The government reacts after the incident, it doesn’t do anything before,” said Mohammed Baqir, whose niece Latifa, a sixth-form student at the Syed al-Shahda school, was among those killed.
Three explosions outside the school entrance struck as students were leaving for the day. The blasts targeted Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, who are mainly Shi’ite Muslims.
The Taliban denied responsibility, condemning the attack and the many deaths.