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Afghanistan
3 athletes wounded in an explosion in Jalalabad city
2016-08-29
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least three athletes were maimed in an kaboom in Jalalabad city the picturesque 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 of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, the incident took place earlier today near Behsud bridge.

Provincial governor’s front man Ataullah Khogyani confirmed that 3 athletes were maimed after the explosives planted near a park close to Behsud bridge exploded.

Khogyani further added that the incident took place around 6:00 am local time and the injured individuals were shifted to hospital for treatment.

According to Khogyani the health condition of the injured individuals is satisfactory and are being treated in the hospital.

No group including the Talibs has so far grabbed credit behind the incident.

Taliban turbans and Death Eaters loyal to the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are actively operating in a number of the remote districts of Nangarhar province.

Today’s incident comes as the Afghan cops are busy conducting counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban and ISIS loyalists in this province.

Posted by:Fred

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