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Afghanistan
Young man surrenders to police after forced by father to carry out suicide attack
2017-09-09
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A young man has surrendered to the security forces in 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 after he was forced by his father and brother to carry out a suicide kaboom.

According to the local security officials, the man surrendered himself to the security forces in the vicinity of Bati Kot district.

The provincial police commandment in a statement also confirmed the surrender of the young man and said he was forced to carry out a suicide attack by his father and brother who are active members of the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
The statement further added that the young man changed his mind after he was sent for the attack and handed over himself to the police forces in Bati Kot district.
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