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3 killed, 25 wounded as siege ends on NGO office in East of Afghanistan
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least three have reportedly been killed and around twenty others have sustained following a coordinated attack on a non-governmental organization in Jalalabad city 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. According to the local government officials, the siege of the gunnies on the non-governmental organization’s office ended with the elimination of all four attackers earlier this evening. The officials further added that three people including two security guards of the Save the Children office were killed and twenty five others including four security guards of the office were maimed. According to Nangarhar officials, the gunnies launched the attack at around 9 am local time by initially detonating a vehicle packed with explosives to allow the remaining gunnies infiltrate the compound and secure positions for a standoff. The majority of those maimed in the attack have sustained injuries due to shattered glasses, the officials said, adding that around 19 of them were discharged after receiving first aid. Provincial governor Gulab Mangal said the operation by the security forces was conducted slowly to prevent the civilian casualties, mainly the children who were trapped in the area. He said at least 46 people including 12 women were rescued by the security forces during the operation. Initial reports indicate the attack was carried out by the loyalists of 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. Save the Children suspends operations in Afghanistan after IS attack [IsraelTimes] Save the Children suspends operations across Afghanistan as 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.... turbans terrorized staff trapped inside one of its offices, in a deadly hours-long attack, the latest assault on a foreign charity. Gunmen blasted their way into the British aid group’s compound in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing three employees and wounding four others, Save the Children said in a statement. An Afghan official had earlier confirmed the corpse count, but had put the number of maimed at 27. "It is with profound sadness that we can confirm three Save the Children staff members were killed earlier today in an attack on our office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. All other staff have been safely rescued from the office," Save the Children International chief executive Helle Thorning-Schmidt says, condemning the attack "in the strongest possible terms". "We have temporarily suspended our operations across the country following today’s events, however, we remain fully committed to helping the most deprived children of Afghanistan." Taliban rejects involvement as siege on NGO continues in Jalalabad [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs group in Afghanistan rejects the involvement of the snuffies of the group as siege continues on a non-government organization in Jalalabad city. Provincial governor’s front man Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that the death of two people including a security personal and a civilian while twelve others have been maimed. The group’s front man Zabiullah Mujahid issued a statement claiming that "The ongoing attack in Jalalabad has nothing to do with the Mujahidin of Islamic Emirate." A group of armed snuffies launched a coordinated attack in the city by initially detonating explosives near the office of an NGO. According to the local officials, the siege of the NGO still continues despite two of the attackers have rubbed out but the remaining snuffies continue to resist from inside the office of the NGO. The provincial public health officials are saying that around twelve people maimed in the attack has so far been shifted to the hospitals for the treatment. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-25 |
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