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10 killed in suicide attack on Afghan security forces
[DAWN] A suicide kaboomer went kaboom!near an Afghan cops vehicle on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, mostly civilians, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to rock the country. The kaboom in the eastern city of Jalalabad also left at least four people maimed and set a nearby petrol station alight, provincial governor front man Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. Eight civilians were among the dead, Khogyani added. Some of the victims were brought to hospital with severe burns, health director Najibullah Kamawal said, confirming the casualty toll. "I saw a big ball of fire that threw people away. The people were burning," Esmatullah, who witnessed the incident, told AFP. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack in restive 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, which borders Pakistain. Posted by: Fred 2018-07-11 |
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