The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local…
The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials said on Wednesday.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said 165 others were wounded in the attack a day earlier, AP reported.
The bombing happened when a group from the district of Achin came to Momandara district to block the main highway between the capital Jalalabad and the Torkham border with Pakistan.
The Taliban denied any involvement. No other group immediately claimed responsibility, but both Taliban insurgents and the self-styled Islamic State terror group are active in eastern Afghanistan, especially in Nangarhar province.
