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Afghan official: Bomb, mortars kill 23 civilians in Helmand

by Associated Press
| June 29, 2020 5:03 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday killed 23 people, including children, a statement from a provincial governor’s office said.

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