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Thursday, October 21, 2021
Blast cuts power to Afghan capital Kabul, national power company says
An explosion has brought down power lines and cut off electricity to Kabul, the national power company says.
“An explosion blew up a power pylon in Qala Murad Beg area of Kabul province, cutting off a 220 kV imported power line,” the Breshna power company says in a message to customers.