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Afghan blast kills 9 civilians

Afghan blast kills 9 civilians

By AFP

KABUL : A taxi carrying nine civilians hit a bomb buried in the road in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing everyone inside, police said. Nangahar provincial police spokesman Ghafour Khan said the dead included a mother and her child. The taxi was headed to a market in the district of Khogyani when the explosion ripped through the vehicle, Khan said. No other details were immediately available.