Taliban’s unexploded rocket in Nangarhar no longer unexploded, 11 civilians killed, wounded
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] An unwent
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group went off 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 of Afghanistan leaving at least 11 civilians dead or maimed.
The local authorities said a number of women and kiddies are also among those killed or maimed.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place in the vicinity of Surkh Rod district at around 7 am local time.
The statement further added that a woman was killed along with her daughter and another child in the kaboom and at least eight others were maimed.
According to the local authorities, at least eight other children including two girls sustained injuries in the kaboom.
The officials are saying that the Talibs fired a rocket late on Saturday night which landed in Surkh Rod district but did not go off.
The kaboom earlier today took place while the children were playing in the area, the officials said, adding that the injured civilians have been shifted to the provincial hospital for the treatment.
The statement by the provincial government also added that the health condition of two of the children has been reported as critical.
Explosion near a mosque and voter registration center in Jalalabad city
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] An kaboom rocked Jalalabad city, the picturesque 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, targeting a mosque in the vicinity of the 4th police district of the city where registration for the elections was underway.
Security sources confirm the incident has taken place close to a mosque and as a result at least six people have sustained injuries.
The sources further added that the explosives were planted in a Rickshaw which exploded close to the mosque where registration process was underway for the upcoming elections.
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another official says at least seven civilians sustained injuries in the kaboom.