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| Afghanistan |
| Two Policemen Killed in Nangarhar Suicide Attack |
| 2014-09-03 |
| [Tolo News] A suicide kaboom claimed the lives of two coppers, injuring a civilian and another policeman in 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.. on Tuesday, local officials said. According to the front man for Nangarhar governor, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the attack took place in Bati Kot district of the province as a jacket wallah detonated his explosive after the police forces entered the area. The victims have been taken to a nearby hospital. "The police received information in relation to a suicide attack in the area," he said. "The bomber detonated his explosives as the police entered the area to surrender him." No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack yet. This is while three days ago, an attack on the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) center in Nangarhar killed two civilians and four security soldiers, injuring 33 others including seven soldiers. |
| Posted by:Fred |