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Blast destroys key bridge in Kunduz.


An explosion destroyed a bridge in Chahar Dara district The Chahar dara District is situated in the central part of Kunduz Province in Northern Afghanistan.It borders with Qalay-I-Zal District to the West,Kunduz District to the North-East,Ali abad District to the West and Baghlan and Samangan provinces to the South.  of northern Kunduz Kunduz (Persian: قندوز) also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province.  province, causing residents transportation problems, officials said. Chardara district chief, Abdul Wahid The name Abdul Wahid may refer to the following people:
  • Abdul Wahid (fl. 1922), Indian revolutionary.
  • Abdul-Wahid I, Almohad Caliph (fl. 1224), Caliph of Morocco
  • Abdul Wahid Pedersen, Danish imam
 Omarkhel, told Pajhwok Afghan News a bomb placed under the bridge went off before noon.

The bridge was completely destroyed. He blamed anti-government elements for destroying the key bridge and cutting off the link between the capital city and the district.

Destruction of the bridge, five meters wide and 20 meters long, on the Chahar Dara Canal would affect around 1,000 families, the official added. A month back, a similar blast destroyed the Alchin Bridge between Kunduz and Sher Khan Sher Khan (shār khän) or Sher Shah (shä), 1486–1545, Afghan ruler in N India. He enlisted in the service of the Mughal leader Babur when the latter invaded India and became governor of Bihar.  Port.

Taliban militants had claimed responsibility for the Alchin Bridge destruction.

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Publication:Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan)
Date:Oct 4, 2009
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