Several dead as second deadly bombing strikes Jalalabad in 2 days

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The blast targeted a vehicle of the border police, which is now run by the Taliban, killing five people, including two civilians, among them a child, witnesses said.

Taliban members and people gather at the site of a bomb explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2021.
Taliban members and people gather at the site of a bomb explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2021. (AFP)

Witnesses say an explosion targeted a Taliban vehicle in the provincial city of Jalalabad, the second such deadly blast in as many days in a Daesh stronghold.

The Taliban and Daesh extremists are enemies, and fought each other even before the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan last month.

Witnesses said Sunday’s blast targeted a vehicle of the border police, which is now run by the Taliban. 

Initial reports said five people were killed, including two civilians, among them a child. 

The Taliban were not immediately available for comment about possible casualties among their ranks.

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On Saturday, at least two people were killed after three blasts ripped through the city, the heartland of Daesh terror group’s Afghanistan branch.

Last month, a chaotic US-led evacuation of foreigners and Afghans who worked for international forces was marred by a devastating bomb attack claimed by Daesh which killed scores of people.

But since the last American troop left on August 30, the violence-wracked country that was plagued by fighting, bombs and air strikes, has been free of major incidents.

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Source: TRTWorld and agencies



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