Forces thwart bomb attack in Paktia

Monitoring Desk

PAKTIA: The Afghan forces thwarted a plot to detonate a car bomb in Paktia, the Afghan military said. The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces identified and destroyed a vehicle packed with explosives in Sayed Karam district.

The statement further added that the enemies were looking to detonate the car bomb in an unknown location, as part of their plan to shed the blood of innocent civilians.

The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented in this regard so far.

This comes as the militants attacked a Sikh temple in Kabul city early on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 8 others. (Khaama Press)

The Frontier Post

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