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 killing or wounding at least 20 people.
The Governor’s Office in a statement said a suicide bomber targeted a wedding ceremony in Pacher Agam district at around 8:30am local time.
The statement further added that the suicide bomber targeted the wedding party of one of the relatives of Malik Tor, one of the tribal elders of Pacher Agam.
Furthermore, the Nangarhar Governor’s Office said the attack killed six people and maimed 14 others.
Meanwhile,
...back at the pie fight, Bella went down under the weight of the custard...
the Governor’s Office said the earth-shattering kaboom killed the tribal elder Malik Tor and a child.
The Governor’s Office also added that the health condition of a number of maimed civilians has been reported as critical and there are fears the corpse count could further rise.
| Tolo News adds: |
The blast happened in Pachir Aw Agam district of Nangarhar when the guests were gradually gathering to celebrate the wedding ceremony, Khogyani said.
Khogyani said that the suicide kaboom was carried out by a minor.
He said the wedding ceremony was from the nephew of the head of the public uprising forces in the district who was the target of the earth-shattering kaboom and lost his life in this incident.
The Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...in a statement said the group has no involvement in the incident.
ISIS grabbed credit for the attack.