2 civilians killed, 8 injured in Afghanistan's Balkh

According to Tolo TV, two people were killed and eight others were injured when a mortar shell hit a residential area in the city of Shulgara in Balkh province, Afghanistan.

The governor of "Shulgareh" told reporters that "in a mortar attack on 2 residential houses in the city, a woman and a 2-year-old child were killed and 8 other people in those two houses were injured."

So far, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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