Health officials in Balkh province reported that 13 people were killed or injured in a mine explosion yesterday evening. Noor Mohammad Faiz, head physician at Abo Ali Sina Hospital, said that the incident happened yesterday evening in Chamtal district in which nine people were killed and four others were injured. He added that all the victims were Afghan security forces. Meanwhile eyewitnesses in the district said that the incident happened when local police of Dolat Abad district were on their way to Alburz Mountain to participate in a military operation. No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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