23 Civilians Killed In Rocket Attack On Market In Helmand Province
June 29 2020
At least 23 civilians have been killed in a rocket attack on a cattle market in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, reports the Tolo News (Kabul).
On Monday, four rockets struck during a festival at the market in the Sangin district, said the provincial governor’s office.
The attack was followed by a car bomb explosion in a nearby residential area that killed two Taliban fighters near a place where explosives and rockets were made in cooperation with "foreign terrorists," the...
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