JALALABAD (Pajhwok): As the battle between security forces and gunmen continued inside the Save the Children compound in eastern Nangarhar province as of 5pm Wednesday, the governor said 45 officials of the children’s organization were rescued.
Addressing reporters here, Governor Gulab Mangal said three people, including two employees of the Save the Children, were killed and 24 others injured in the assault.
Eighteen injured people were discharged from hospitals after initial treatment, Mangal said, adding the number of assailants was six.
He said a total 45 employees had been rescued from the . . .
