TE24 International Desk:
The UN mission in Afghanistan said Monday that an attack on a busy business sector in the eastern Nangarhar province had killed and injured scores of people, although Taliban authorities said they could confirm 10 were injured.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on its Twitter account that it had “condemned today’s attack on a crowded market in Nangarhar that killed and injured many people, including a number of children.”
Qurayshi Badlaun, the Taliban’s head of media and data for Nangarhar, confirmed the impact but said the motive was not clear.
“We’re confirming 10 wounds, we’re not confirming death,” Badloon said. Since taking power in August, the Taliban have said they have stepped up security in Afghanistan and removed the country from the threat of aggression, although global authorities and experts say the gamble of a resumption of hostilities remains.
The Islamic State militant group has confirmed several ongoing attacks. Months. The country has been hit hard every day since Friday, recalling one at a Sikh sanctuary in the capital Kabul, a new wave of barbarism in Afghanistan has sparked global concern.
