Published 16:38 IST, January 10th 2022

Afghanistan: 9 killed & 4 injured in an explosion near school in Nangarhar

At least 9 were killed and four others were left wounded on Monday in an explosion near a school in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, stated a media report.

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At least 9 were killed and four ors were left wounded on Monday in an explosion near a school in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, reported Sputnik citing a local source. fatal incident reportedly took place around on (local time) in Lalpur County when a mortar shell reportedly exploded. source revealed to news ncy, “ explosion killed nine people and injured four more” and injured were taken to a hospital. 

explosion near a school in Nangarhar province of war-ravd nation came after at least two people were killed and five were injured in a clash between two Taliban groups in rastern region. country has been engulfed in chaos ever since Taliban took over nation forcing previous government of Ashraf Ghani to fall on 15 August 2021. Taliban’s march into nation was met with mass evacuations from country. 

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Landmine explosion in Kabul

Just last week, on 3 January, an explosion took place in 11th police district of Kabul. According to Pajhwok Afghan News, Maulvi Nasir Ahm Ahmi, 11th police district chief said that a land mine exploded right in front of district office around 6 AM (local time) last Monday. w one was injured in incident. In December 2021, an explosion swept through a wedding party in sourn part of Afghanistan. blast claimed lives of two children and wounded at least eight ors. 

Xinhua h reported last month that blast took place during a wedding reception in Khalach vill of Gizab district in country's Uruzgan province. Prior to explosion at celebration, two separate bomb attacks in Kabul claimed two lives on 10 December 2021, stated Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Sayed Khosti. first explosion occurred on a minibus in Dasht-e-Barchi area, near Iraqi Police recruiting centre in Kisak, and ar explosion took place in western Kabul.

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16:38 IST, January 10th 2022