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                     Blast in Eastern Afghanistan Kills 11

   by Ayaz Gul

   Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a suicide blast killed at least 11
   people and wounded more than 40 others in an eastern region near the
   border with Pakistan Saturday.

   The bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up near the entrance to the
   governor's office in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, witnesses
   said.

   An anti-Taliban local militia commander is among those killed in the
   explosion. Provincial authorities say the attack mostly caused civilian
   casualties, including children who were either passersby or playing in
   the nearby park.

   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.

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   The United Nations in its annual report released last week said the
   conflict-related violence in Afghanistan caused record 11,000 civilian
   casualties, including around 3,500 dead in 2015. The U.N. report blamed
   the Taliban insurgency for causing 62 percent of the causalities.
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