China News Service, June 29. According to the Russian Satellite Network, on the 29th local time, a source in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan said that an explosion in a livestock market in the province killed at least 10 people and injured 15 others.

  According to reports, the incident occurred in the Sangin district of Helmand province. This area is one of the more active areas of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Sources said the explosion was triggered by improvised explosive devices.

  The report said that Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid denied the bomb explosion. He said that some soldiers fired mortars at the market, causing multiple civilian casualties.