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Blast kills two soldiers in Afghanistan

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IANS Kabul
Last Updated : Dec 25 2014 | 12:55 PM IST

At least two Afghan soldiers were killed and two others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in Qarghai district of Laghman province Thursday, spokesperson for provincial government Sarhadi Zwak said.

"A bomb blast targeted a military vehicle in Qarghai district at 9 a m local time Thursday, leaving two soldiers dead and injured two others," Zwak said in a statement released here, Xinhua reported.

Anti-government militants have stepped up activities amid the withdrawal of NATO-led troops from Afghanistan.

The NATO-led forces' combat mission ends by Dec 31 this year and the Afghan national security forces will assume the security charge of their country from Jan 1.

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First Published: Dec 25 2014 | 12:54 PM IST

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