Jalalabad
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| Elevation | 575 |
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| Weather | 28°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 35% Humidity |
| Local time | Wednesday 02:08 |
| Population | 356,275 (2014) |
| Provinces | Nangarhar |
| Climate | BWh |
| Did you know | Jalalabad is the fifth-most-populous city in Afghanistan (306,500). |
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| ID | 1159808 |
About Jalalabad
Jalālābād, or Dzalalabad, is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Nangarhar Province. Jalalabad is located at the junction of the Kabul River and the Kunar River.
Afghanistan mosque bomb attack kills 62-worshippers
A boy receives medical treatment, the killed after an Explosion in a mosque in the province of Nangarhar
at least 62 people have been and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers in a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman.
The Force of The Explosion in the Eastern province of Nangarhar, destroyed The Building , the roof, eye-witness reports.
No One immediately claimed responsibility for The Attack .
The Explosion came The Day after the UN said The Number of civilian deaths had reached in the war-torn country, an unprecedented, over the summer.
According to the United Nations, and 1,174 civilians were killed between July and September, the deadliest quarter since the UN records began ten years ago.
Meanwhile, a BBC study, to document the tried every were to kill during the month of August, a fifth of all those who lost their lives, civilians.
Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial Governor's spokesman told the BBC that 62 people were killed and 36 others injured in the Friday attack the believers were.
The mosque is located in The District of Haska Mina, about 50 km (30 miles) from the provincial capital of Jalalabad .
Men carry a wounded person in a hospital after a bomb attack on a mosque in Jalalabadwitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion before the roof of the mosque collapsed. Afghanistan, Tolo News,
"It's a heart-wrenching scene that I witnessed with my own eyes," tribal elder Malik Mohammadi Gul Shinwari told the Reuters news Agency.
the Local policeman Tezab Khan said he could hear the Mullah's sermon, but "suddenly his voice was silenced with a boom".
"When I arrived on The Scene , were people to try, to the bodies and the injured, The Fallen are hung under the roof," he added.
Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the provincial Council in Nangarhar, warned to rise, The Number of victims, probably because the people "to work, to the bodies from the wreckage".
It is not clear who carried out The Attack . The Taliban have denied they were behind the bombing.
Both the Taliban and the Islamic state militant group are known to be active in the area.
you may also be interested in:According to the UN, anti-government forces have been responsible for the bulk of civilian deaths since the beginning of 2019, due to the increase in violence over the summer.
This is the change from The First six months of the year, when.
The UN data, which was released on Thursday also showed that 41% of all killed since January, of women and children.
The BBC's Research - which uses different methodology to the UN Found that in August, it was a single day when someone has not been killed by The Conflict . These include militias, soldiers and civilians.
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Source of news: bbc.com
