Blast kills 1, injures 8 in N Afghanistan

STORY: Blast kills 1, injures 8 in N Afghanistan DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured people in a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of nothern Afghanistan's Balkh province STORYLINE: One person was killed and eight others, including children, were injured in an explosion at a ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of nothern Afghanistan's Balkh province on Saturday, provincial hospital spokesman Khair Mohammad Khair Khwa said. Provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri also confirmed the explosion. The blast took place at 11:00 a.m. local time at a cultural center during a ceremony held to honor journalists, police said. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the blast. Late Friday, a blast rocked Police District 5 of Kabul and injured two people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)