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1 dead, 10 wounded as suicide attack rocks Nangarhar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A suicide kaboom took place in 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 of Afghanistan, two days after a similar attack left at least 10 people dead. The incident has reportedly taken place in Ghani Khel district targeting the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces. A local security official confirmed that the ALP forces were targeted near a hospital in Ghani Khel district, leaving one dead and ten others maimed. The official further added that the children are among those maimed, expressing concerns that the corpse count could rise. The last suicide attack took place late on Tuesday evening after a jacket wallah detonated a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in Nazian district. According to the local security officials, at least 10 people including women and kiddies were killed in the attack and 23 others were maimed. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-13 |
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