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| Taliban rejects involvement in the deadly mosque bombing in Khost |
| 2018-05-09 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs group in Afghanistan has rejected involvement in the deadly mosque bombing in southeastern Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... of Afghanistan. Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... front man Zabiullah Mujahid has claimed that the attack has likely been carried out by the enemy circles of Taliban to defame the group. At least 17 people were killed and dozens more were maimed after an kaboom destroyed a mosque in Khost city in Southeast of Afghanistan on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place in the vicinity of Yaqoobi area targeting a mosque where dozens of people had gathered to obtain voter cards. Provincial Public Health Director Habib Shah confirmed that the dead bodies of at least 17 People have been shifted to the hospitals along with at least 34 others who have sustained injuries. |
| Posted by:Fred |