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THE Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that least ten people were killed in an attack on deminers in the northern province of Baghlan.
In a statement, the ministry said at least 14 more were injured when a camp of deminers was attacked on Tuesday night in the province’s Baghlan-e Markazi district.
So far, the ministry said, no one has claimed the incident.
The Interior Ministry blamed the militant Taliban, which denied its involvement, however.
“We condemn the attack on defenseless people, call it a atrocity,” Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid wrote on Twitter.
Local media reported that the attacked demining camp was run by the international mine clearance organization Halo Trust.
The Taliban has a “normal” relationship with the non-governmental organization, Mujahid added.
According to its website, Halo Trust has 2,600 employees in Afghanistan.
The demining programme in the country is completely Afghan-led.
In the past, aid projects and NGOs in Afghanistan have been repeatedly attacked.
According to a non-governmental organization, the 180 incidents involving NGOs in Afghanistan were registered in 2020. Fourteen employees were killed, 27 injured and 42 kidnapped. (dpa/NAN)
June 09, 2021 @ 11:50 GMT
Tags: 10 deminers killed in attack in northern Afghanistan says Interior Ministry
