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Nangarhar blasts leave policeman killed in Afghanistan

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 07 Feb 2021, 09:16 pm

Kabul: At least one policeman was killed and seven others were hurt as two separate blasts hit Nangarhar region of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

The first incident happened when a car bomb attack targeted a police outpost in Khogyani district in Nangarhar at around 5am local time, killing one policeman and wounding two more, local officials told Tolo News.

A roadside bomb blast targeted a police vehicle in the city of Jalalabad in which two policemen were wounded, officials told the news portal.

Sources told Tolo News that three civilians were also wounded in the blast.  

No group claimed responsibility for the incident so far.