JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least two people were killed and 19 more were wounded in separate explosions in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, according to a health official.
The attacks, which targeted Taliban vehicles, are the first deadly blasts since the new government was established in Afghanistan.
According to the Kabul-based TOLO News, officials in Nangarhar province – where Jalalabad is located – have confirmed that a Taliban forces vehicle was hit in one of the blasts.
Nangarhar provincial health officials, said around 19 people were injured in the explosions and have been admitted to the local hospitals.
By the time preliminary reports had emerged, no militant outfit had claimed responsibility of the attack.
This is the second major blast reported under the Taliban regime — the first fatal explosion was executed by the rival extremist group ISIS-Khorasan at the Kabul airport on Aug 26. The suicide blast had left at least 182 people dead.
Notably, ISIS-K, the offshoot of Daesh of ISIS which was formed in Iraq and Syria, has been responsible for some of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan in recent years, including massacring civilians at mosques, shrines, public squares and even hospitals. — NNN-AGENCIES
