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Two children killed in celebratory fire in Nangarhar
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Whether it is a proposal for marriage, wedding or win in a game, in some areas of Afghanistan, people shot in the air to express their happiness.They load their weapons and ready to pull the trigger as soon as the girls family say ‘yes’ to the proposal for marriage. The celebratory shots are also fired during the wedding night. When there is a win in a game, that is something coming with unbelievable fires. You would feel like a large scale attack has been launched on the town or city you live in. The same happened last night when the National Cricket Team of Afghanistan defeated Scotland in the ICC World Twenty20 match. Afghanistan played first securing 170 runs and giving a target of 171 runs to Scotland. Scotland fall short to reach to the target during its inning of batting and lost the game. As Afghanistan was announced winner of the match, gun fires started in the bustling provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar The 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 and a number of its districts. Two children lost lives in these fires. Even though, officials have put a ban on celebratory fires but they have not been able to stop it. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-10 |
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