An attack on Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with at least two people killed and 20 wounded, an official said on Wednesday. Afghan TV news channels showed a plume of black smoke coming out of the compound and a vehicle on fire outside the office. The so-called Islamic State (IS) group later on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack. The province has become a stronghold for so-called “Islamic State” (IS) terror group. The attack comes days after Taliban militants attacked the Hotel Intercontinental in the capital, Kabul, which killed at least 20 people, including 13 foreigners.

Source: Egypt Independent January 24, 2018 11:26 UTC