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Afghanistan: IED explosion in Khost province

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device
Asia-OceaniaExplosives
By Marta Evelina Lungu

Victims

3

Wounded

7

Date

August 14, 2023

What happened

According to local authorities, three people were killed, and seven others were injured as an explosion occurred at a hotel in southeast Afghanistan’s Khost province. The improvised explosive device detonated at a city hotel commonly visited by Afghan individuals and refugees from North Waziristan, a militant stronghold in Pakistan situated along the Afghanistan border.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.khaama.com/at-least-3-killed-7-injured-in-blast-at-hotel-in-afghanistan/

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