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Nangarhar: Suicide Bomber Targets Convoy of District Governor
[ToloNews] In 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.. , the convoy of Chaparhar district governor Mohammad Seddiq Dawlatzai was targeted by a jacket wallah on Thursday afternoon, said local officials. The attack took place at 03:00 pm in Behsud district, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives close to Dawlatzai’s convoy, leaving him and his son maimed, said officials. "The maimed are in stable, pH balanced condition," officials said. However, ars longa, vita brevis... the officials did not provide further details about the attack. No group has yet grabbed credit. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-22 |
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