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Land mine explosions kill 25 people: Taliban radio |
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December 18, 2000
KABUL-- (UNB/AP) - Two land mines exploded in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 25 people, Taliban-run radio reported Sunday. The land mines destroyed a truck and a jeep in northern Takhar province on Saturday, some 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of the Afghan capital of Kabul, the radio said. Several women and children were among the dead, it said. The radio gave no other details. The Taliban accused their northern-based opposition of planting the land mines. "After suffering a string of defeats, the opposition soldiers are planting land mines near civilian areas, resulting in the death of so many innocent people," the radio said. There was no immediate comment from the opposition, which is struggling hard to stop the Taliban from capturing the entire country. The Taliban now rule more than 95 percent of Afghanistan, including Kabul, while the opposition barely 5 percent of the territory. Afghanistan, devastated by two decades of civil war, is one of world's most heavily mined countries. Every year hundreds of people are killed or maimed by land mines. |