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5 killed, 19 wounded in 3 kabooms in Jalalabad city
 3 killed, 19 wounded as twin explosions rock Jalalabad city in East of Afghanistan [KhaamaPress] At least three people were killed and nineteen others were maimed in two back to back kabooms in Jalalabad city, the historic provincial capital of 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. Provincial governor’s front man Attaullah Khogyani confirmed that the two kabooms have taken place in the vicinity of 4th police district of Jalalabad city. Khogyani further added that three civilians including two women were killed and 19 others including four women and two children were maimed. He also added that the health condition of two maimed individuals has been reported as critical. No individual or group has so far grabbed credit for kabooms. The provincial government media office had earlier reported two border protection soldiers have sustained injuries in a roadside kaboom kaboom in Jalalabad city. Two soldiers wounded in an explosion in Jalalabad city [KhaamaPress] Two soldiers of the border protection forces were maimed an in kaboom in Jalalabad city, the bucolic provincial capital of Nangarhar province. Attaullah Khogyani, a front man for the provincial government, said the incident took place earlier today in the vicinity of 2nd police district of Jalalabad city. Khogyani further added that an Improvised Explosive Device planted on a roadside went off as a Ford Ranger vehicle of the border forces was crossing the area. According to Khogyani, two soldiers of the border forces have sustained injuries in the kaboom. No individual or group has so far grabbed credit for the incident. The security situation in Nangarhar province has deteriorate during the recent years as both Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... and ISIS loyalists are attempting to expand their foothold and insurgency in this province. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-07 |
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