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 of Afghanistan, the local authorities said.
According to a statement released by the provincial government, the Afghan forces arrested Zrar Hafeez, a Pak national who had sustained injuries in Momand Dara district.
The statement further added that the security forces arrested the suspect in Ghorakai area of the district.
Meanwhile,
...back at the laboratory the smoke and fumes had dispersed, to reveal an ominous sight...
a Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...bully boy, who was attempting to plant two roadside kabooms in Barikaab area of Batikot district, was killed after the explosives went off prematurely.
The provincial government also added that the security forces discovered and defused a roadside kaboom in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the reports so far.
Related:
Momand Dara district: 2019-10-18 UN decries 'unprecedented' civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Momand Dara district: 2019-03-21 Afghan Military, Civilian Casualties Saw Sharp Rise In 1397 (3/21/2018 - 3/20/2019)
Momand Dara district: 2018-09-12 Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them
Momand Dara district: 2019-10-18 UN decries 'unprecedented' civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Momand Dara district: 2019-03-21 Afghan Military, Civilian Casualties Saw Sharp Rise In 1397 (3/21/2018 - 3/20/2019)
Momand Dara district: 2018-09-12 Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them
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Batikot district: 2017-03-28 33 ISIS troops die in Nangarhar airstrike
Batikot district: 2016-03-21 ISIS loyalists suffer casualties after ambushing Afghan forces in Nangarhar
Batikot district: 2015-12-16 Rifts Among Taliban Set To Deepen: Analysts
Batikot district: 2017-03-28 33 ISIS troops die in Nangarhar airstrike
Batikot district: 2016-03-21 ISIS loyalists suffer casualties after ambushing Afghan forces in Nangarhar
Batikot district: 2015-12-16 Rifts Among Taliban Set To Deepen: Analysts