[Tolo News] Three beturbanned goons were killed in a blast in northern Faryab province while they were attaching explosives under a bridge, Provincial security officials said on Thursday.The incident happened last night in Ghourmach district while the beturbanned goons were trying to attach explosives under a bridge and then the explosives went off and killed them, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a military front man in north told TOLOnews.
Militants hugely use home-made bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to hamper government and foreign forces' efforts to bring peace and stability to the country.
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provincial officials said another nine beturbanned goons laid down their weapons and joined Afghan government in Khwajaghar, a district in northern Takhar province.
"their act is a great help to bring peace in the province," Mr Ahmadzai said.
Taliban fighters are active in some villages in northern Takhar, which borders turbulent Kunduz province.