Three people, including a district chief, were wounded in an improvisedbomb explosion in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar on Thursday,a local government spokesman confirmed.
“An improvised explosive device (IED) attached to the official vehicle ofSharifullah Fazli, administrative chief of Kama district, was detonated inDaman locality of neighboring Behsud district when Fazli was driving to theoffice this morning,” spokesman Attaullah Khogiani wrote on social media.
The spokesman added that Fazli, one of his protectors and a civilian werewounded in the incident, adding they did not sustain life-threateningwounds.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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However, the provincial officials regarded the incident as a targetedattack by the Taliban militant group.
The Taliban has conducted scores of targeted attacks against civilians andmilitary officials in recent years. The armed outfit considers anyoneworking for the government as a target.
