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Blast reported in eastern Afghan city

JALALABAD - An explosion hit the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke into the sky, witnesses and a provincial government official said.
The blast, hours after President Ashraf Ghani had visited Jalalabad, damaged shops and buildings around Mukhaberat square in the city, said governor's spokesman Attaullah Khogyani.