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3 Civilians Killed in Nangarhar Twin Blast
[Tolo News] At least three non-combatants were killed and ten others were maimed on Thursday by twin blasts in eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province, local officials said. The incident took place in Achin district of Nangarhar province at about 10:00am when a civilian vehicle struck a road side bomb, Ahmad Zia Abdul Zai, the provincial front man, said. The second blast took place when residents arrived to help the victims. Abdul Zai added. Local police said the victims were taken to a nearby hospital for emergency care and that preliminary investigations were underway. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-29 |
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