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| Roadside bomb blast kills 11 in Nangarhar's Achin |
| 2018-10-22 |
| [Al Jazeera] At least 11 people, including six children and a woman, were killed in a roadside improvised bomb (IED) blast in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said. The roadside kaboom struck a vehicle on Sunday in the 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.. 's Mamand area of Achin district that was carrying civilians, Attahullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the provincial governor, told Al Jazeera. No one immediately claimed the attack. Attacks across the country have been reported as Afghanistan's parliamentary elections were delayed and entered a second day on Sunday due to violence and technical issues. |
| Posted by:Fred |