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3 Dead, 7 Injured in Blast in Khost

report in TOLOnews, Aug 14, 2023 at 3:00 PMAt least three people were killed and seven were injured in a blast that occurred at a hotel in the capital city of Khost, a statement of provincial security department said. Citing a statement of Khost security, Kabul’s security spokesman, Khalid Zadran, said on Twitter that the blast happened at a hotel near Spin mosque in the city, in which a number of “Waziristan refugees” and “Khost…

Around 13,000 Students Deprived of Schooling in Khost: Official

By Sardar Shafaq IN TOLOnews, June 23, 2023 at 9:43 PMThe head of the press directorate of the Khost educational department said that around 13,000 students, both boys and girls, lack access to schools in many districts of the province. The press director for the provincial education department, Abdul Kabir Sangin, said that deteriorated economic conditions caused thousands of children who are eligible for school to be deprived of education. “Nearly 13,000 girls and boys…

Double blast kills man in Harnai

Report in Dawn, April 8th, 2023QUETTA: A man was killed after back-to-back remote-controlled blasts near an under-construction watchtower in the Khost town of Harnai district on Friday. The man was critically injured in the first blast and later died of his wounds. When labours working nearby gathered around the explosion site, another blast occurred, though no loss of life was reported. Officials said unidentified miscreants used an improvised explosive device (IED) for the blasts. “The…

Commanders among six TTP terrorists killed in Khost IED attack

report in The News, Mar 3, 2023KABUL: At least six terrorists, including commanders, were killed and 15 others wounded Thursday in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan’s Khost province. According to sources, the killed militants were identified as Abdul Manan, Alam Khan Mudakhel, Kajeer while three dead militants remain unnamed. Among the injured terrorists are commander Fazl Amin, commander Muhammad alias Toofan, commander Noor Payo Khan, Faqirullah, Tarozai,…