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16:26, 31-Jul-2018
15 killed as gunmen storm government building in Jalalabad
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15:18, 03-Aug-2018
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At least 15 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a militant attack after multiple explosions rocked eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, according to Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province.
An injured Afghan man is carried on stretcher by volunteers near the site of the suicide attack during an ongoing attack between Afghan security force and suicide attackers in Jalalabad, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
An injured Afghan man is carried on stretcher by volunteers near the site of the suicide attack during an ongoing attack between Afghan security force and suicide attackers in Jalalabad, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
The attack started with a car bomb explosion which followed by gunmen storming the migrant and refugees compound, ending after more than six hours.
Afghan security forces arrive at an area where explosions and gunshots were heard, in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
Afghan security forces arrive at an area where explosions and gunshots were heard, in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
All attackers have been killed and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.