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Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism Afghanistan: Blast occurs in Kandahar, five civilians dead
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 23 Jun 2021, 05:15 am Print
Kandahar Blast Image: Wikimedia Commons
Kandahar: At least five civilians died and 20 more, including women and children, were injured as a roadside bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar region on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Maiwand district in Kandahar on Tuesday night after a passenger vehicle was hit by a roadside mine, police told Tolo News.
Health officials confirmed the casualties and told the news portal“the wounded include women and children.”
No group claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
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