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Taliban truck bomb kills 2, wounds 15 in Kandahar

Afghan Voce Agency(AVA) , 8 Jul 2020 - 14:36

At least two police were killed and 15 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in southern Kandahar province, a source confirmed.


A security source on a condition of anonymity told Ariana News that an explosive-laden truck targeted the police headquarters building of Shahwalikot district of the province early Wednesday morning.
The incident took place at around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Shahwalikot residents say that casualties might increase.
Meanwhile, the Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The group further claimed that at least 20 soldiers including the district’s police chief were killed in the blast. 
Separately in Ghazni, the district police chief for Deh Yak, Habibullah, was killed in a roadside mine blast at around 4:30 early Wednesday.


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