Roadside bomb targets Taliban, kills two in Afghanistan Islamic State hub
The Hindu
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of previous IS strikes against the Taliban
A roadside bomb struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding three, witnesses said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of previous IS strikes against the Taliban. The two groups are bitter rivals, and IS has stepped up attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August.
Wednesday's bomb went off in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
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