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Gunmen attack micro finance bank in Parwan
 A group of armed insurgents launched an attack on a micro finance bank in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan, local officials said Saturday.The incident took place in Charikar city, the provincial capital of northern Parwan province late on Friday night. Provincial police chief Mohammad Zaman Mamozai said the gunmen were armed with rocket launchers and small arms when they launched attack on the bank building. Mamozai futher added that the branch belonged to First MicroFinance Bank Afghanistan which is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (ADKN). He said the attack did not cause any casualties but the property of the bank sustained damages due to rocket and bullets impact. No group including the Taliban militants has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack. Parwan is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militant groups are actively operating in its remote districts and often carry out insurgency activities. Posted by: badanov 2016-01-17 |
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