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| Suicide bomber kills at least 10 civilians in Afghanistan | Suicide bomber kills at least 10 civilians in Afghanistan |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 10 civilians were killed Saturday morning when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a local tribal leader near a park in eastern Kunar province, an Afghan official said. | |
| Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili, provincial police chief in Kunar, said that tribal leader Khan Jan was among those killed. | Gen. Abdul Habib Sayedkhaili, provincial police chief in Kunar, said that tribal leader Khan Jan was among those killed. |
| Jan was a vocal public opponent of the Taliban and was leading a local uprising against Taliban fighters in his area in Dangam district. | Jan was a vocal public opponent of the Taliban and was leading a local uprising against Taliban fighters in his area in Dangam district. |
| Forty other civilians were wounded in the attack which took place in the provincial capital, Asadabad, said Sayedkhaili. | Forty other civilians were wounded in the attack which took place in the provincial capital, Asadabad, said Sayedkhaili. |
| A statement from the Afghan Interior Ministry condemned the attack and called it, “an act against humanity.” The statement set the death toll at 11 people killed in the attack. | A statement from the Afghan Interior Ministry condemned the attack and called it, “an act against humanity.” The statement set the death toll at 11 people killed in the attack. |
| No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Kunar attack, but local several provincial officials in Kunar blamed Taliban insurgents because of Jan’s vocal opposition to the Islamic militant group. | No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Kunar attack, but local several provincial officials in Kunar blamed Taliban insurgents because of Jan’s vocal opposition to the Islamic militant group. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |