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Over 40 Killed in Past Day in 10 Afghan Provinces
[ToloNews] At least 40 people were killed in 10 provinces of the country and over 50 more were maimed in the last 24 hours.In one of the incidents, 11 non-combatants were killed and 29 more were maimed in a roadside kaboom explosion that targeted a bus carrying passengers in the southern province of Zabul. "This bomb hit a 404 bus, in which, unfortunately, 11 civilians were martyred and 29 more were maimed," said Wais Samimi, the police chief of Zabul. "This bomb hit a 404 bus. Address not found" In Pashtun-infested Logar, five members of the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... , the head of the economy directorate of the province and a manager of the Central Bank branch in the province were killed in three separate incidents that all involved attacks by unknown button men. Also in Pashtun-infested Logar, two non-combatants were killed and six more were maimed after two mortar shells hit their house on Sunday evening. The incident happened following festivities between government forces and the Taliban  ...mindless ferocity in a turban...in Baraki Barak district in Pashtun-infested Logar. "There was a clash between the government forces and the Taliban. One mortar hit our house. Two of us were maimed. Another mortar hit outside. Four or five more were maimed there," said Shah Agha, a resident of Baraki Barak district. "We have one martyr. We brought our maimed here (to Emergency Hospital in Kabul)," said Nasir, a resident of Baraki Barak district. "We have no option but to leave the area." Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch started the buffalo stampeding...... 16 members of Afghan cops and four non-combatants were killed in Ghazni, Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... , Farah, Ghor, Badghis, Faryab, Paktika ...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo... and Khost. Officials said 10 soldiers and two civilians were maimed in the incidents. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-05-11 |
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