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Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack

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Cabinet member Khalil Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of an assault in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power three years ago .

He died in a blast Wednesday at the Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation in the capital, Kabul .

IS affiliate of the Islamic State group claims one of its fighters carried out the suicide bombing.

The minister’s funeral is Thursday afternoon in Garda Serai district, eastern Paktia province .