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| 1 killed, 4 injured including Provincial Council member in Jalalabad explosion |
| 2015-02-11 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Afghan Police at scene of the crimeOne civilian has been killed and four others maimed in an kaboom in Jalalabad city, historic 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. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, front man for Nangarhar Provincial Police Headquarters told Khaama Press that the kaboom took place around 01:30 PM this afternoon. He said it was a magnetic bomb kaboom which was attached to the vehicle of Angeza Shinwari, member of the Provincial Council of Nangarhar, adding that Angeza Shinwari is among the ones injured. Ahmadzia Abulzai, front man for governor of Nangarhar province also confirms the incident. He said that the kaboom occurred in front of Bibi Hawa high school in Jalalabad city. He also upheld that one civilian was killed and four others including Angeza Shinwari were maimed in the kaboom. The ones maimed have been transported to Jalalabad Regional Hospital where two of them were announced to be at death's door. Angiza Shinwari, 34, whose vehicle was targeted in the kaboom today, is an Ex-Journalist journalist who was currently serving as the member of the Provincial Council of Nangarhar province. Although, no group has so far grabbed credit for the attack on Shinwari but occasionally she was blaming Pakistain for instability in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |