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Three killed, 11 injured in blast in east Afghanistan: police
KHOST, Afghanistan, March 2, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A bombing at a football
match killed three people and injured 11 others on Monday in eastern
Afghanistan, a police official told AFP, as the Taliban announced an end to a
partial truce in the country.
“A motorcycle rigged with a bomb exploded during a football match,” said
Sayed Ahmad Babazai, police chief of eastern Khost province, giving details
of the toll.
No group immediately claimed responsiblity for the attack. The limited
truce preceded the signing of a landmark deal between the insurgents and
Washington on Saturday.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1941 hrs