IED

IED event in Jalalabad area, Afghanistan on Wed 24th January 2018

24th January 2018

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Four national staff members of an INGO and one soldier (not counted here) were killed in a complex attack on the organization's office in Jalalabad. The attackers detonated a suicide car bomb and then laid siege to the building for hours. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. Five other national INGO staff were injured in the attack and are receiving medical treatment. SVBIED Complex

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