Witnesses say explosion targets Taliban in Jalalabad

September 19, 2021 06:32 pm | Updated 06:32 pm IST - Kabul

Taliban members and people gather at the site of a bomb explosion which targeted a pickup truck carrying Taliban fighters in Jalalabad on September 19.

Taliban members and people gather at the site of a bomb explosion which targeted a pickup truck carrying Taliban fighters in Jalalabad on September 19.

Witnesses say an explosion targeted a Taliban vehicle in the provincial city of Jalalabad , the second such deadly blast in as many days in an Islamic State stronghold .

The Taliban and IS extremists are enemies, and fought each other even before the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan last month.

Witnesses say Sunday's blast targeted a vehicle of the border police, which is now run by the Taliban. Initial reports said five people were killed, including two civilians, among them a child. The Taliban were not immediately available for comment about possible casualties among their ranks.

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