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UN: Three blasts in Balkh in three months kill 1 civilian, wound 17

Mazar-e-Sharif City. Balkh. File Photo.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says in a quarterly report that it has documented three explosions in Afghanistan, all of which happened in the northern province of Balkh, in which one civilian was killed and 17 others were wounded.

UNAMA says that two of the blasts were claimed by the Afghanistan Freedom Front, which wounded a total of seven civilians.

According to the report, the first incident occurred April 7 when a bomb planted in a rickshaw exploded in Mazar-i-Sharif, injuring three civilians. The Freedom Front claimed responsibility.

The second blast, also claimed by the Freedom Front, happened April 9 in the same city, wounding four civilians.

The third explosion occurred April 14 in Mazar-i-Sharif, killing one civilian and injuring 10. No group has claimed responsibility.

UNAMA’s report covers developments in Afghanistan between April 1 and June 30.