Mine explosion in Nuristan kills one, injures another

Taliban security officials in Eastern Afghanistan, Nuristan province report that a mine explosion in the province has resulted in one miner’s death and another being injured.

Ghulam Rahman Haidari, spokesperson for the Taliban’s command in Nuristan, said the incident occurred at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 9, at the “Mawi Ghar” mine in the Duab district of the province.

According to him, the explosion happened while miners were attempting to set fire to a tunnel in the mine.