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ASAB ABAD (PAN were killed and as many others wounded when a rocket they were carrying accidently exploded in eastern Kunar province on Thursday, an official said.
The incident happened in the Yawagul area of Sawakai district, the provincial counterterrorism police head, Lt. Col. Abdul Matin, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
Hajji Kamil, a resident of the area, confirmed the explosion, saying, the militants later took away the bodies of their associates.
Meanwhile, police recovered 250 kilograms of explosives and arrested a suspect in Asmar district, Matin said, adding the detainee had confessed to smuggling the explosives from Pakistan.
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