A local Taliban leader was killed along with another militant in a premature explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the two militants were looking to plan an Improvised Explosive Device on a roadside frequented by the Afghan forces in Alisheng district.
The statement further added that the explosives went off prematurely as they were busy planting it, leaving two people dead, including a local leader of the Taliban identified as Sayeda Gul.
According to the governor’s office, the militants killed in the explosion were involved in major terrorist related activities in this province.
The anti-government armed militant groups frequently use explosives materials for the roadside bombings and car bombings to target the government staff and security personnel.
However, in majority of such incidents the ordinary civilians are targeted besides such bombings incur casualties to the security personnel and in some cases the Taliban militants themselves are killed or wounded.
A total of 10,453 civilian casualties – 3,438 people killed and 7,015 injured – were documented in the 2017 Annual Report released last month by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office.
The report further added that the high number of casualties to the civilians were inflicted by suicide bombings and other attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
