Afghanistan: Gunmen kill 2 Taliban, 2 civilians in eastern Afghan city

KABUL, 03 October 2021, (TON): A Taliban official said “gunmen shot and killed two Taliban fighters and two civilians in the eastern city of Jalalabad.”

Two other civilians were wounded in the attack, said Mohammad Hanif, a cultural official for the city's surrounding province, Nangarhar.

No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but the Islamic State group, which has a strong presence in Nangarhar and considers the Taliban an enemy, has previously claimed several attacks against them, including several killings in Jalalabad.

The two civilians killed were Sayed Maroof Sadat, a former spokesman for the Nangarhar department of agriculture, and his cousin, Sharif Sadat told the AP. Sadat’s son was among the two wounded.

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