[ToloNews] At least six students were maimed in a blast near a high school 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 early Sunday, local officials.
The incident took place around 8:30a.m. in Behsood district of the province when an explosive that was placed inside a bridge went
kaboom!, injuring six students, a front man for the provincial police chief, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal said.
He added that police have started investigations about the blast.
Officials of the government in Behsood have also confirmed that the six students injured have been taken to a hospital for treatment.
No group including the Taliban has grabbed credit for the blast yet.