A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan\u2019s eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 40, local officials said.<\/p>\n
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A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan\u2019s eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 40, local officials said.<\/p>\n
Atahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for Nangarhar province\u2019s governor, said a boy set off his explosives inside the house of a pro-government militia commander in Pacheragam district.<\/p>\n
Khogyani said 40 wounded men and women were rushed to hospital and local residents said 10 people were killed, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
Pro-government militias often work with overstretched Afghan security forces to prevent territories falling into the hands of the Taliban and Daesh (ISIL or ISIS).<\/p>\n
Last month, Taliban militants killed at least 26 members of a pro-government militia in northern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
No group has claimed responsibility for the wedding party attack but Daesh militants have carried a string of suicide bombings and attacks on government offices, schools, and aid groups in recent years in Jalalabad, Nangarhar\u2019s main city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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