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Rocket Strikes Afghan I-Day Celebration, Killing 2
At least two people were killed and 49 others wounded in a rocket attack by Taliban militants in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan on Thursday.
According to the local government officials, the incident took place in Asabad city, the provincial capital of Kunar province.
Provincial governor Wahidullah Kalimzai said the Taliban militants fired the rocket to disrupt the local officials and residents, who were celebrating the 97th Independence Day of Afghanistan.
The Taliban militants have not claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani said Thursday in a speech that Afghanistan was not alone in its battle against Islamic militants like the Taliban and the Islamic State group. Ghani said the country had the backing of the international community and that Afghanistan would prevail.