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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban commander and civilians among 11 dead, wounded in Nangarhar blasts |
| 2018-07-10 |
| [Khaama Press] At least eleven people including a local commander of the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group and non-combatants were killed or maimed in two separate kabooms 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. The provincial government media office in a statement said an kaboom took place in Khogyani district at around 9 am local time, leaving two people dead, including a commander of the Taliban group and a civilian. The statement further added that the Taliban Überstürmbannführer killed in the kaboom has been identified as Zabit Khan who was also famous as Zarqawi. The civilian killed in the kaboom has been identified as Hewad, the provincial government added in its statement. In the meantime, an kaboom destroyed a gathering of people in a picnic area in Chaparhar district, leaving at least nine civilians maimed. According to the provincial government, the maimed civilians have been shifted to the hospital for the treatment. The incident took place at around 10 am local time and at least two children are among those maimed with one of them at death's door. The anti-government armed holy warrior groups including Talibs have not commented regarding the incidents so far. |
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