MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Five people, all civilians, have been confirmed dead and 14 others injured after a bomb blast rocked Tajkirgan town in Balkh province with Mazar-e-Sharif as its capital, 305 km north of Kabul, on Thursday.
"Five innocent civilians were killed and 14 others injured after a bomb blast shocked Tajkirgan town at around 09:00 a.m. local time today," head of provincial council Mohammad Afzal Habib told Xinhua.
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