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TOLO News: On the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, at the beginning of a 3-day ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan forces, explosions in Kandahar and Kunduz provinces killed nine people and injured 17. Two landmines exploded in Kandahar province one in Panjwai and the other in Maiwand district killing seven civilians and wounding three others.
9 Killed in Kandahar, Kunduz on 1st Day of Ceasefire
On the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, at the beginning of a 3-day ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan forces, explosions in Kandahar and Kunduz provinces killed nine people and injured 17.
Two landmines exploded in Kandahar province one in Panjwai and the other in Maiwand district killing seven civilians and wounding three others.
A landmine blast, remote-controlled, in the town of Sardawra in the northern province of Kunduz, killed two people, including a child, and injured 14 others, most of them children.
The blast in the city of Kunduz occurred just hours after the Eid prayers.
Al menos nueve muertos y una quincena de heridos en dos ataques en el norte y sur de Afganistán diariosigloxxi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diariosigloxxi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gunmen shot dead former TV journalist in Afghanistan 1 minute read
Kabul, May 6 (EFE).- Unknown gunmen shot dead a government media officer and former Afghan TV presenter in southern Kandahar province on Thursday, officials said.
The gunmen opened fire at Nemat Rawan, who was working as public affairs director at the finance ministry, around 10:30 am when he was traveling in his car.
He died on the spot, police spokesperson Jamal Barakzai told EFE.
Rawan worked as an anchor with private-run Tolo News for years.
He resigned a few weeks ago to take up the public affairs assignment with the finance ministry.