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ISIS claims responsibility for the attack on Nangarhar television
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, grabbed credit behind the attack on television station in eastern Nangarhar The 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. ISIS in a statement said the attack was carried out by a group of jacket wallahs belonging to the group. The attack was launched around 10:30 am local time after a group of at least four suicide bombers stormed the compound of the radio and television station in Jalalabad city, the lovely provincial capital of Nangarhar province. Provincial governor Gulab Mangal told news hounds that the attack ended after all four suicide bombers were rubbed out by the security forces. He said festivities between the security forces and the murderous Moslems continued for almost three hours before they were eliminated. Mangal further added that four people, all workers of the television, were killed during the attack and at least 24 others were maimed. According to Mangal, seven security personnel and 17 civilians were among those maimed during the festivities. He said the forces of Evil launched the attack by initially carrying out a suicide kaboom  and allowing the remaining murderous Moslems to enter the compound.Posted by: Fred 2017-05-19 |
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