{"id":36655,"date":"2018-05-22T21:32:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/22\/afghan-forces-accidentally-detonate-explosives-killing-16\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:08:51","slug":"afghan-forces-accidentally-detonate-explosives-killing-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/22\/afghan-forces-accidentally-detonate-explosives-killing-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan forces accidentally detonate explosives, killing 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL, Afghanistan \u2014 At least 16 people were killed Tuesday when Afghan security forces tried to dispose of a container full of explosives found in the southern city of Kandahar, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daud Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial governor, said four security forces were among those killed. He said another 38 people, including at least five small children, were wounded in the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dozens of shops and nearby homes were destroyed or damaged, and the death toll could rise, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/21\/watchdog-report-questions-us-claim-on-afghan-war-progress\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-932979444.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Watchdog says US strategy in Afghanistan shows little result<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Trump administration\u2019s revamped Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency, leaving the country a \u201cdangerous and volatile\u201d place nearly 17 years after the U.S. invaded, a government watchdog report said Monday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdul Saleh, 29, who was wounded in the attack, said the sound was \u201cso loud, like strong thunder.\u201d He said he was knocked unconscious and later woke up in a hospital bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The explosives were found in a cluster of car mechanic shops. 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