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Drone strike kills five in Afghanistan
[Iran Press TV] At least five people have been killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. According to local officials, the causalities from Wednesday's attack were all members of the Taliban Death Eater group. The attack is yet to be confirmed by the US military. On September 9, three people were killed and two others injured in another US drone strike in Nangarhar. The US carries out assassinations through drone strikes in several Moslem countries, such as Yemen, Pakistain, Afghanistan and Somalia. Posted by: Fred 2014-10-23 |
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