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MEHWAR: Nangarhar Stadium Explosions Discussed

At least eight people were killed following three back to back explosions at a stadium in Jalalabad City, in eastern Nangarhar province, last week. 

The explosions happened while a crowd was watching a cricket match at a local stadium in the city, provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told TOLOnews.

He said 45 people were wounded in the explosions.

Hedayatullah Zahir, an organizer of the cricket tournament, and Dr Nikmal, deputy mayor of Mehtarlam City of Laghman province, were among those killed in the blasts, the provincial governor's office said. 

The match was part of a cricket tournament held between local teams to mark the start of Ramazan, Khogyani said.

Taliban denies any involvement in the Jalalabad blasts.

In this episode host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with Arshad Raghan a civil society activist from Nangarhar province. 

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MEHWAR: Nangarhar Stadium Explosions Discussed

At least eight people were killed following three back to back explosions at a stadium in Jalalabad City, in eastern Nangarhar province, last week. 

The explosions happened while a crowd was watching a cricket match at a local stadium in the city, provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told TOLOnews.

He said 45 people were wounded in the explosions.

Hedayatullah Zahir, an organizer of the cricket tournament, and Dr Nikmal, deputy mayor of Mehtarlam City of Laghman province, were among those killed in the blasts, the provincial governor's office said. 

The match was part of a cricket tournament held between local teams to mark the start of Ramazan, Khogyani said.

Taliban denies any involvement in the Jalalabad blasts.

In this episode host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with Arshad Raghan a civil society activist from Nangarhar province. 

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