A suicide bomber terrorist in Afghanistan's eastern town of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured quite a hundred on Saturday, setting off a blast outside a bank wherever government employee collect salaries, the city's police chief said.
President Ashraf Ghani damned blamed State militants, without giving additional detail.if true, it might be the first such major attack carried out by the group in Afghanistan, marking a big step in its expansion into south Asia
Up til now militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State in Afghanistan have been widely known as former Taliban fighters disillusioned with their leadership. The Taliban itself condemned the attack as "evil"
The explosion smashed windows and sent derbies flying across a tree-lined street, filling the air with smoke and mud.
Police aforementioned a later blast that barrel Jalalabad was a controlled detonation when specialists discovered an extra bomb near the scene of the initial explosion.
Local media said a former interpreter for the Pakistani Taliban had claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Taliban insurgents denied responsibility and did not comment on the alleged Islamic State link. The militants, who were ousted from power by a US-led invasion in 2001, seldom claim attacks that Kill large group of civilians. "It was an evil act.We strongly condemn it," a Taliban spokesman said.
Elsewhere, in the province of Ghanzi, the Taliban declared the execution of 3 men accused of murdering a couple during a theft, saying thy had been tried by an Islamic court.
President Ashraf Ghani damned blamed State militants, without giving additional detail.if true, it might be the first such major attack carried out by the group in Afghanistan, marking a big step in its expansion into south Asia
Up til now militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State in Afghanistan have been widely known as former Taliban fighters disillusioned with their leadership. The Taliban itself condemned the attack as "evil"
The explosion smashed windows and sent derbies flying across a tree-lined street, filling the air with smoke and mud.
Police aforementioned a later blast that barrel Jalalabad was a controlled detonation when specialists discovered an extra bomb near the scene of the initial explosion.
Local media said a former interpreter for the Pakistani Taliban had claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Taliban insurgents denied responsibility and did not comment on the alleged Islamic State link. The militants, who were ousted from power by a US-led invasion in 2001, seldom claim attacks that Kill large group of civilians. "It was an evil act.We strongly condemn it," a Taliban spokesman said.
Elsewhere, in the province of Ghanzi, the Taliban declared the execution of 3 men accused of murdering a couple during a theft, saying thy had been tried by an Islamic court.
