Afghan Forces, Civilians Suffer Casualties in Nangarhar Attack

Rasa - A number of the Afghan security forces and civilians were killed and wounded in a terrorist attack on a security post in Eastern Nangarhar province the provincial government said in a statement.

News ID: 428444

Date: 26 March 2017 - 20:31

RNA - The statement said the attack was carried out in the vicinity of Najmuddin Akhundzada roundabout located in Behsud district, Khmma press reported.

The statement further added that two civilians were killed in the attack along with two soldiers inside the security post.

Another soldier also sustained injuries in the attack, the provincial government added.

According to the local officials, the assailants also suffered casualties after the Afghan forces responded to their fire but the exact number has not been ascertained so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in Eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.

Taliban insurgents and militants affiliated with the ISIL terrorist group are actively operating in a number of the remote districts of Nangarhar.

This comes as the Afghan forces are busy conducting counter-insurgency operations in some of the restive districts of Nangarhar as part of the Shaheen-25 operations launched over a month ago.

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