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Leftover grenade blast kills farmer in Jawzjan

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A man was killed when a hand grenade left over from past wars exploded in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.

Police spokesman Qari Abdul Sattar Halimi told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Qurban Gildi, 63, a resident of Hindu Kush village of Mardian district, was working in his agricultural land when he hit the unexploded ordnance.

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