Jalalabad — A suicide attacker blew himself up near an Afghan security forces vehicle on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, mostly civilians, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to rock the country. The explosion in the eastern city of Jalalabad also left at least five people wounded and set a nearby petrol station alight, the provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said. Some of the victims were brought to hospital with severe burns, health director Najibullah Kamawal said, confirming the casualty toll. Tolo News posted a video online purportedly showing several burnt-out vehicles and gutted shops at the scene of the attack. Islamic State (IS) claimed the attack via its Amaq propaganda agency — the latest carried out by the extremists in restive Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan. IS has claimed a series of high-casualty suicide bomb attacks in the province in recent weeks, as US and Afghan forces continue offensive operations against the group. While...
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