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(NDS)--facility, and called for the arrest of the perpetrators who collaborated with the suicide kaboomers in launching the deadly attack in the province.
This comes hours after a suicide boom-mobile explosion and ensuing shootout, claimed by the Taliban
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, occurred on Monday morning in front of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Aybak city, the center of the northern Afghan province of Samangan, and ended with three attackers and at least 11 other people killed.
Residents said that it is questionable how the bully boyz managed to pass through several checkpoints to reach their target.
63 people, including 16 NDS employees, were maimed in the attack.
According to officials, three attackers were involved in the attack that was claimed by the Taliban shortly after the initial blast.
"The people are very concerned, security should have been in place there, but they didn’t manage to control the situation," said Mohammad Bek, a resident in Samangan province.
"The people are frightened, many people were maimed, many of them are civilians, they also destroyed hotels and shops, the people have suffered a major loss," said Barat, a resident in Samangan.
"The Taliban had said that they will commit to peace and will avoid war, but again they staged such a major attack," said Nematullah, a resident.
According to the local officials, the attack has inflicted over 25 million afs financial loss for the NDS facility.
"We have suffered a 25 million afs loss, two trucks were destroyed including three new vehicles, there are cracks on the building," said Ferozuddin Tigeen, the mayor of Aybak.
"We have two check points in Feroznakhjir and Akhkam areas, negligence was the cause there, because of that, these vehicles managed to enter the city and carry out the attack," said Sifatullah Samangani, the deputy governor of Samangan.