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Afghanistan
Explosion in Badakhshan Injures Two Civilians
2026-10-08
Someone is aiming to misbehave over there.
[KhaamaPress] An explosion near the police headquarters in Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, injured two civilians on Wednesday morning, according to the officials.

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police command in Badakhshan said the blast was caused by explosives concealed inside a flowerpot and targeted a Toyota Corolla near Project Intersection. The police command said two civilians sustained minor injuries in the earth-shattering kaboom.

Local sources, however, said the blast occurred in an area where workers usually gather in the morning. They said Taliban forces had gun sex after the earth-shattering kaboom to disperse people and prevent residents from approaching the scene.

The Taliban police command said four suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident. Local sources separately claimed that Taliban forces had detained more than 40 people following the earth-shattering kaboom.

No group has so far grabbed credit for Wednesday’s explosion, and the police command has not released further details about the suspects or a possible motive. The reported casualties and the extent of the arrests could not be independently verified.
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