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Explosion Hits Afghan Army Base in Ghazni Province, Governor's Office Says

© REUTERS / Omar Sobhani(File) Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch outside the Bagram Airfield entrance gate, after an explosion at the NATO air base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2016.
(File) Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers keep watch outside the Bagram Airfield entrance gate, after an explosion at the NATO air base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2016. - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.02.2021
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KABUL (Sputnik) - An explosion rocked the base of the Afghan armed forces in the Uruzgan area of Ghazni province on Wednesday, the office of the regional governor confirmed to Sputnik after eyewitnesses' reports of a blast.

According to a Sputnik source in the area, who witnessed the explosion, the blast was very powerful and damaged nearby houses. The governor's office did not give any details about the casualties.

According to the eyewitness, the explosion was orchestrated by the Taliban movement, which dug a tunnel into the base and planted explosives there.

Photos from the scene of the explosion were shared on Twitter. 

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