Suicide attack rocks Lashkargah city in South of Afghanistan

A suicide attack rocked Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province.

A suicide attack rocked Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak confirmed the incident and said an armored vehicle of the security forces was targeted in the attack.

No group including the Taliban insurgents has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

Helmand is among the relatively volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgents are actively operating in its various districts.