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Mine event in Ghazni province, Jaghato area, Afghanistan on Sat 11th July 2020

11th July 2020

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KABUL, Afghanistan At least six civilians were killed in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Saturday following a landmine blast allegedly planted by the Taliban, an official confirmed. The provincial governor's spokesman, Waheedullah Jumazada, told Anadolu Agency that the incident took place in the otherwise safer Jaghato district on Saturday evening. He added that a minibus carrying civilian passengers hit the landmine planted by the Taliban, killing six people, including women and children, and injuring eight others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

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