Three NDS Members, Two Civilians Killed in Suicide Attack
[ToloNews] 21 people, including 15 civilians, were wounded in the Nangarhar blast.
At least two civilians—one of whom was a child--and three National Directorate of Security members were killed in a suicide attack on an NDS forces’ convoy in Jalalabad, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Attaullah Khogyani confirmed.
The attack took place at approximately 2 pm in Jalalabad’s PD4 area after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives close to a convoy of the NDS, Khogyani said.
“The target of the bomber was an NDS group known as the “02 Unit,” and the victims have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” according to the spokesperson, who specified that “one child was among the dead, and six other children are among the wounded.”
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
“Daesh,” Taliban Fighters Surrender to Afghan Troops in Nangarhar[ToloNews] Local officials claim that two groups of fighters—one “Daesh” and the other Taliban--have surrendered to Afghan government forces in Nangarhar.
18 male and 19 female “Daesh members,” and six members of the Taliban, were among those who surrendered, said Shah Mahmoud Miakhel, the governor of Nangarhar province.
“Six Taliban members surrendered along with 18 (male) Daesh members, most of whom were Afghans. Three of these fighters were foreign nationals. And 19 women were also foreigners. One of the women is from Punjab. There are 35 children with them,” said Miakhel.
Meanwhile, Nazar Ali Wahidi, commander of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Nangarhar, said that the surrender comes amid a surge of ground and air operations against the militants.
“Our operations and air raids forced them to evacuate Pachiragam, Tangi Chapar, Tanga Wazir, Tanga Sulaimankhel, Bagh Dara, and Momand,” he said.
Neither the Taliban nor Daesh have commented.