ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Three people were killed and eight others wounded on Sunday when Daesh militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday.
The casualties resulting from the Islamic State attacks in Sawakai district included Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and public uprising members.
Abdul Ghani Musamam, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants conducted a coordinated attack on ALP check-posts in Dewa Gul area at around 6am.
He said reinforcements had been dispatched to the site, where a clash was still ongoing. However . . .
