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A large explosion has rocked an area of northern Afghanistan following a Nato airstrike on a stolen fuel tanker. | |
Reports citing officials and witnesses say there are casualties but the numbers are not yet confirmed. | |
Nato confirmed to the BBC that the explosion happened in Kunduz province on the main road to Baghlan. | |
District police chief Basharyar Parwani told AFP news agency that Taliban insurgents tried to drive away a fuel tanker that they hijacked on a highway. |