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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban rejects Nangarhar stadium bombing that left 8 dead, 45 wounded |
| 2018-05-20 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least eight people were killed in a coordinated bombing target a cricket stadium in Jalalabad city the historic provincial capital of 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. The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place late on Friday night in the vicinity of the 1st police district of the city. The statement further added that three kabooms took place inside the stadium at around 11:45 pm local time, leaving at least eight dead and forty five others maimed. At least eight of the maimed individuals were discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment while the remaining 37 others are still receiving treatment. No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the deadly bombings. In the meantime, the Taliban ...Arabic for students... group front man, Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement said the fighters of the group have no link with the last night’s attack in Jalalabad city. according to the provincial government, the organizer of the cricket game Hedayatullah Zahir was among those killed along with the deputy mayor of Jalalabad Dr. Nikmal. |
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