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3 of a family killed, 11 wounded in Takhar mortar strike

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TALOQAN (Pajhwok): At least three members of a family have been killed and 11 others wounded by a mortar shell that landed in their home in the Dasht-i-Qala district of northeastern Takhar province, an official said on Tuesday.

Mohammad Jawad Hijri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the mortar shell hit the residential compound in the district’s bazaar late on Monday night.

He said three people of a family were killed and another 11 wounded in the incident. Security forces have been conducting clearing operations in the district.

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