A total of three explosions took place in Jalalabad on Saturday, killing at least two and injuring 19. These are the first attacks recorded in Afghanistan since the departure of American troops on August 30.
These attacks took place in the Nangarhar region, in the east of the country, where are the rivals of the Taliban, rebels of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan (IS-K), and who had already claimed responsibility for the attack having made more 100 dead at Kabul airport on August 26.
In Jalalabad, one of the explosions targeted a Taliban police car. Acts which illustrate the still precarious security situation in the country, where the new regime has promised to restore peace and stability. “Until these attacks, life had started to resume its course, far from the chaotic scenes of the evacuations at the end of August at Kabul airport. The first international commercial flights resumed this week, with Pakistan and Iran in particular, ”said AFP journalists.
If the death toll declared by the authorities indicates two dead and 19 injured, other sources report three dead victims and dozens of injured.