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Explosion targets Afghan lawmaker in Balkh, 4 killed, 14 wounded
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least four people were killed and fourteen others were maimed in an kaboom in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan earlier today.Provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi said the incident took place after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on a roadside in Khulm district. He said the target of the attack was politician Asadullah Sharifi as he was crossing the area but there are no reports regarding his fate in the kaboom. No group including the Talibs has so far grabbed credit behind the incidnet. Balkh is among the relatively peaceful provinces in northern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed bad boy groups have recently increased to their insurgency activities. Militants belonging to the Taliban group and other Death Eater groups are active in a number of the remote districts of Balkh province. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-26 |
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