Gunmen shoot dead two Taliban fighters and two civilians in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad
Gunmen shot and killed two Taliban fighters and two civilians in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Two other civilians were wounded in the attack, said Mohammad Hanif, a cultural official for the city's surrounding province, Nangarhar. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but Daesh, which has a strong presence in Nangarhar and considers the Taliban an enemy, has previously claimed several attacks against them, including several killings inThe two civilians killed were Sayed Maroof Sadat, a former spokesman for the Nangarhar department of agriculture, and his cousin, Sharif Sadat.of Afghanistan in mid-August, attacks by Daesh militants against them have increased.
On Friday, Taliban fighters raided a hideout of Daesh north of Kabul, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants, a Taliban spokesman said. Daesh activity in Nangarhar province has also led to Taliban crackdowns there.
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