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| Afghanistan |
| Would-be suicide bombers arrested in Nangarhar |
| 2015-02-15 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) has placed in durance vile I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! two would-be jacket wallahs in 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 who planned to carry out attacks on police. A statement issued by the NDS on Saturday states that both of the would-be suicide kaboomers are from eastern region of the country who had received assignment from a Taliban capo Haroun to target police in Jalalabad city. NDS statement further states that one would-be suicide bomber Abadullah alias Umar is from Kamdesh District of eastern Nuristan Province and Shah Mahmood alias Hamza is from Bati Kot District of the same eastern Province of Nangarhar where the attack was planned. According to NDS statement the attack was planned to be carried out with the assistance of a Mazda vehicle, laden with explosives. NDS statement further states that the attackers had planned a coordinated attack at the police of 1st District of Jalalabad city also using weapons. NDS statements usually do not contain the exact date of the event but their statements are issued about recent activities. Nangarhar was among the comparatively safe provinces of Afghanistan but most recently it is experiencing an increase in terrorist attacks. Last week a provincial council member was attacked and then a soldier of Afghan National Army was hanged in public in this Province. |
| Posted by:Fred |