...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men.
province of Afghanistan at around noon time today.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place in the vicinity of Mehtarlam city at around 11:30 am local time.
The statement further added that the blast has taken place in Haji Ayoub Market in a shop and at least eleven people including five women, two children, and four men were maimed.
According to the provincial government, the victims have been shifted to Mehtarlam city hospital and their health condition has reported as stable.
A team has also been deployed in the area and an investigation is underway regarding the incident, the provincial government said, adding that the main cause of the kaboom has not been ascertained so far.
Provincial governor Mohammad Asif Nang expressed grief regarding the incident and instructed the security organizations to thoroughly investigate the incident.
Laghman is among the relatively calm provinces in East of the country although snuffies affiliated with the Taliban
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and ISIS are active in some remote parts of the province.