INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Four people have died in the suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan
(Representational)Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people,
including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the region, officials said on
Monday.The bomber targeted Hayat Khan, a local tribal elder and commander of local militia forces in the Behsood district of Nangarhar,
Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman said."Haji Hayat Khan was a prominent tribal elder and he was playing a important
role in the fight against Daesh," said provincial council member Sohrab Qaderi, using the term often employed for Islamic State in
"He was a strong barrier against Daesh expansion in Nangarhar."The incident follows a series of attacks on targets in Nangarhar, the
province on the border with Pakistan where Islamic State first appeared in Afghanistan in late 2014.© Thomson Reuters 2018(Except for the
headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
