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Cleric among 4 dead, 13 wounded in Laghman explosion
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least four people including a religious holy man were killed and thirteen others were maimed in an kaboom in Laghman ...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men. province. The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place at around 1:15 local time in Sultan Ghazi Baba Township after explosives planted a cycle of violence went off. The statement further added that a religious holy man identified as Mawlavi Mohamamd Younus Shama Khel was among those killed and thirteen civilians were maimed. According to the provincial government, the incident took place shortly after the religious holy man left the mosque and was on his way towards his residence. The health condition of two sons of Mawlavi Younus and another civilian has been reported as critical, the statement said, adding that the maimed individuals have been shifted to 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.. provincial hospital for the treatment. Provincial governor Mohammad Asif Nang condemned the attack and instructed the relevant authorities to launch a thorough investigation into the incident. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-09 |
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