KABUL, Afghanistan — The extremist Islamic State group carried out an attack on Tuesday against one of Afghanistan’s most popular Pashto-language TV stations located in the heart of the capital Kabul, leaving at least two dead. The extremist Islamic State group claimed the attack through their online Amaq News Agency. Abid EhsasIt is the latest attack on Kabul, once largely untouched by the violence wracking the rest of the country but now a frequent target. Last month alone, attacks by the Taliban and the Islamic State group claimed 250 lives. “The majority of our colleagues managed to flee,” said station director Abid Ehsas, in an interview with another station.

Source: National Post November 07, 2017 15:49 UTC