Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Paktika, Zazi area, Afghanistan on Sat 22nd October 2022

22nd October 2022

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Two children were killed and two others injured after an unexploded mortar shell exploded in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, said local Taliban officials. A mortar shell struck the Zazi district of Paktia province on Saturday, October 22, killing two children and injuring two others,...

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