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Explosion injures 18 civilians in Balkh province of Afghanistan
[KhammaPress] An explosion injured at least 18 civilians in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, the security officials said.Adelshah Adel, a spokesaman for the provincial police said an explosives-laden bicycle went off in Mazar-e Sharif city, the historic provincial capital of Balkh province which injured at least 18 civilians. However, a lie repeated often enough remains a lie... another security official said the earth-shattering kaboom maimed at least 23 people including security personnel. The officials further added that five Traffic Police and an Afghan National Police (ANP) soldier were also among those maimed. No individual or group including Taliban  ...Arabic for students... has so far grabbed credit for the earth-shattering kaboom. Talibs and other holy warrior groups frequently use improvised bombs to target the security forces and government personnel. Related: Balkh: 2019-12-16 Special Forces kill, detain 12 Taliban militants in Kabul and 3 other provinces Balkh: 2019-12-16 Fight To Arrest Qaisari in Mazar-e-Sharif Ongoing Balkh: 2019-12-06 Large-scale Military Operation To Launch in North: Dostum Related: Mazar-e Sharif city: 2019-10-23 NDS Special Forces foil suicide attack in Mazar-e Sharif city aimed at assassinating Gen. Malik Mazar-e Sharif city: 2009-08-23 Armed Men Set Afghan Votes on Fire Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-18 |
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