
Death toll in Afghanistan fuel tanker explosion rises to 31, rescuers continue to search for survivors
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The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Afghanistan has risen to 31. The cause of the explosion remains unclear. The explosion occurred 80 miles from Kabul.
Initially, at least 19 people were reported killed. A Health Ministry spokesman, Sharafat Zaman Amarkhail, said the number of fatalities climbed to 31 and that 37 people were injured.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his condolences over the blast, saying he received news about the dead and injured in the explosion in Parwan province with "great sadness."
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