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| Nangarhar Attack Ends After Five Attackers Killed | ||
| 2019-03-07 | ||
| [ToloNews] A private company close to Nanagharar airport was attacked by a group of armed button men on Wednesday morning, local officials said. Attaullah Khoghyani, front man for 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.. governor, said five button men attacked the "EBE" company, a construction company in Nangarhar, at around 5am local time in Behsod district of the province and that clash ended after all five button men were killed. Two attackers detonated their explosives and three others were killed in clash with security forces, Khogyani said. He said 16 employees of the construction company were killed and nine others were maimed in the attack. The maimed employees were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Khogyani added. Two of the maimed are at death's door, he said. The clash ended after at least seven hours. According to Khogyani, during the clearance operation security forces defused a vehicle full of explosives and two boom jackets from the attackers. The company is doing construction activities at Nangarhar Airport, Khogyani added. No group has grabbed credit for the attack.
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