3 women, as many children injured in Nangarhar bombing

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At least three women and as many children were injured as result of a bomb blast in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Monday morning, an official said.

Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in Mukhabiirat Square in the first police district.

He said the blast resulted from explosives placed in front of Dr. Faridi’s Laboratory in Kamran market.

Three women and as many children were wounded in the bombing, the official said, adding they were evacuated to the main provincial hospital.

There has been no claim of responsibility so far for the blast. Both Taliban and Daesh fighters are active in the province.

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