Bombings and Gunfire Quandary Taliban Rule in Islamic Announce Afghan Stronghold

KABUL—A spate of attacks killed now not lower than 5 folk in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Wednesday, the most modern outbreak of violence in an space the build Islamic Announce’s regional affiliate is mounting a wretchedness to the Taliban’s alter of the nation.

Militants done now not lower than two bombings and a gun attack Wednesday in Jalalabad, Nangarhar’s provincial capital. In the shooting attack, now not lower than two Taliban fighters and a civilian had been killed, primarily based totally on native residents. Islamic Announce-Khorasan Province, or ISKP, claimed accountability for the attacks.