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Afghanistan
7 Civilians, 2 ANA Soldiers Killed in Faryab, Khost
2020-12-23
[ToloNews] At least seven civilians and two army soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in the northern province of Faryab and the eastern province of Khost
...which coincidentally borders North Wazoo and Kurram Agency...
on Tuesday, local officials confirmed.

Three non-combatants were killed and 10 more people, including five civilians, were maimed in a boom-mobile explosion in Dawlat Abad district in Faryab province, the provincial police front man Abdul Karim Yurish said.

The explosion happened on Monday night, Yurish said, adding that it was carried out by the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
The explosion has caused "heavy financial losses" to residents by damaging their houses, the front man said.

The Taliban has not commented on the incident.

Meanwhile,
...back at the alley, Slats grabbed for his rosco...
six people, including four civilians, were killed and six more were maimed in a kaboom that targeted a military vehicle in Yaqubi district, Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
, this afternoon, police said.

Tuesday was more deadly for Afghan civilians compared to recent days, as incidents occurred in at least four provinces: Kabul, Kunduz, Khost and Faryab.

Also, four people were killed and three more were maimed in a clash over the ownership of a shop in the central province of Parwan on Tuesday afternoon, said Mohammad Sadiq Hashimi, a provincial police officer.
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