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East Afghanistan blast kills 15 Afghans


    KABUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Afghans were killed and another 25 wounded on Tuesday in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

    "Initial reports are that 15 local nationals were killedand another 25 were wounded in an explosion in Nangarharprovince," the ISAF spokesman said.

    (Editing by Bill Tarrant)