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Afghanistan
Twin Explosions Rock Nangarhar
2021-01-24
[KhaamaPress] Local officials confirmed to media, that Twin blasts rattle 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 on Wednesday.

According to a statement, the initial blast happened at around 3 pm, when a vehicle hit a roadside kaboom in the Sherzad district.

In the incident, two Afghan non-combatants were killed and further four people were maimed.

30 minutes after the first blast another vehicle carrying civilians hit an IED in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province.

At least two non-combatants were killed and three more were maimed in the incident, officials to media.
Related:
Sherzad district: 2020-11-06 Taliban Commander Killed in Helmand Operation
Sherzad district: 2020-08-10 9 members of a single family wounded in Taliban mortar attack in East of Afghanistan
Sherzad district: 2020-07-06 US Soldier Killed in Vehicle Accident in Afghanistan
Related:
Khogyani district: 2020-12-31 Jihadist Attack Kills 30 Soldiers in East Syria
Khogyani district: 2020-11-29 Police Busted Two Over Target Killings And Assassinations: Kabul
Khogyani district: 2020-08-21 4 Security Forces Killed in Nangarhar Attack
Related:
Nangarhar: 2021-01-01 Nangarhar Reporter Realizes Man Killed in IED Blast Is His Brother
Nangarhar: 2020-12-31 Jihadist Attack Kills 30 Soldiers in East Syria
Nangarhar: 2020-12-31 AAF Pilot Shot Dead in Kandahar
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Was going to hang out at the Nangarhar Wendys tonight but think I'll stay home instead and finish the book I started.
Posted by: jpal   2021-01-24 18:24  

#1  So, just another day in Nangarhar.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-01-24 16:48  

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