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Four civilians killed in Kandahar blast
At least four civilians were killed and three others wounded in blast in southern Kandahar province on Friday, police said.
Jamal Nasir Barakzai , a spokesman for Kandahar province, told Ariana News that an explosive-loaded three-wheel Motorcycle detonated in Hadira area in Arghandab district of the province on Friday afternoon.
Barakzai blamed the Taliban for the blast.
The Taliban has not commented yet.
This comes as clashes underway between the Afghan forces and the Taliban militants in parts of Kandahar in the last few months.
The Ministry of Defense said in a statement the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) conducted an operation in the Shah Wali Kot and Maidand districts of the province on Thursday.
At least nine militants were killed and three others wounded during the raids.
“Ten IEDs were defused and a number of weapons and ammo were destroyed during the operation,” the statement said.