Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: officials
Kabul
Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province yesterday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial officials, as violence continues in the war-torn nation despite peace talks taking place in Qatar. Attaullah Khugyani, a spokesman for the provincial government, said the number of casualties, most of wh
No p i m m e d i a t e l y claimed responsibility for the attack. Ministry of Interior spokesman Tariq Arian blamed the insurgent Taliban for the attack, saying in the last two weeks they had carried 650 attacks which had killed 69 civilians and wounded 141 people.
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