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1st LD Writethru: Blast kills 1, wounds 3 in Afghanistan's Kunduz province

Xinhua,February 13, 2018 Adjust font size:

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and three others injured as an explosive device planted on a road went off in Imam Sahib district in the northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, district governor Mahboubullah Sayedi said.

"A mine planted by Taliban rebels on a road in Ashkali village of Imam Sahib district exploded today afternoon, killing one child on the spot and injuring three passersby," Sayedi told Xinhua.

Taliban militants who are in control of several villages in the restive Imam Sahib district have yet to make comment. Enditem