... 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...
killed at least eight people including five NDS force members.
The explosion happened at around 1 pm in Khost province on Sunday, according to local police.
Police stated that at least eight people were maimed in the blast.
A motobike was reportedly loaded with explosive and later exploded at Mujahid square in the city.
All of the maimed individuals were taken to the hospital for treatment.
In a separate incident, a blast took place in Laghman
...Afghan province with a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men...
province on Sunday afternoon.
Three Afghan national coppers were killed after a roadside kaboom detonated in Mehtaralam, the bustling provincial capital.
No group or individual grabbed credit for both of the attacks.