{"id":9915,"date":"2021-04-30T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2021-04-30T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:59:59","slug":"blast-kills-at-least-27-people-in-afghanistans-eastern-logar-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/30\/blast-kills-at-least-27-people-in-afghanistans-eastern-logar-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast kills at least 27 people in Afghanistan&#8217;s eastern Logar province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong class=\"location-names\">KABUL: <\/strong>A huge blast in Afghanistan&#8217;s eastern Logar province killed at least 27 people on Friday, a senior official said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9917\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Blast-kills-at-least-27-people-in-Afghanistan-eastern-Logar-province-rapidnews.jpg\" 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