Explosion reported near Khaliqdad School Mazar-i-Sharif

Afghan media sources just reported that an explosion was heard in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province of Afghanistan on Thursday morning.

According to local sources, the blast took place in the fifth district of Mazar-e-Sharif, near the Khaliqdad School.

Hours later, media outlets reported that an anti-Taliban group claimed responsibility for the blast in Mazar-e-Sharif.

The group also claimed that a magnetic mine had targeted a Taliban vehicle, killing 10 people and wounding 12 others.

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