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2019-09-16 Afghanistan
Damaged Power Lines Cause Severe Electricity Cut in 11 Provinces
[ToloNews] Officials said the incident happened on Sunday when the two pylons were blown up by explosives.

Electric power imported from Uzbekistan was drastically cut in 11 Afghan provinces, including Kabul, after "anti-government armed Death Eaters destroyed two power pylons in the northern province of Baghlan," according to a statement by the power supply company De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS).

"The incident happened approximately at 10 a.m. on Sunday when the two pylons were blown up by explosives," DABS front man Wahidullah Tawhidi said.

A large portion of the electricity is used by factories in Kabul’s industrial parks in the east of the city.

Power transmission lines in Afghanistan have been damaged many times over the past year.
Khaama Press adds:
The Taliban militants destroyed three power pylons in Baghlan province, cutting electricity supply to several provinces including Kabul.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the State-run power company said in a statement that the militants destroyed the power pylons in in Balak Mirzad Hasan Tal Village of Baghlan.

The statement further added that the militants detonated improvised explosive devices near the power pylons, cutting electricity supply to Kabul and several other provinces in the South and South-east.

The power company also added that the militants had earlier destroyed power pylons in Dand-e Shahabuddin of Baghlan and Buz Kandahari of Kunduz province.

Meanwhile, the company stated that the technical staff are busy reconnecting the power transmission lines.
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