Afghanistan: Taliban kill 10 mine-clearing workers
By DW
12 June 2021 |
2:45 pm
The Afghan interior ministry has said that the Taliban are responsible for attacking dozens of mine clearers. The violence took place in a region north of Kabul that has seen heavy fighting recently.
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