{"id":57354,"date":"2018-01-24T06:51:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T06:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57354"},"modified":"2018-01-24T06:51:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T06:51:07","slug":"save-the-children-office-in-afghanistan-hit-by-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/save-the-children-office-in-afghanistan-hit-by-attack.html","title":{"rendered":"Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">At least 11 people have been injured in an ongoing attack on the offices of international aid agency Save the Children in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">An explosion took place outside the organisation&#8217;s compound in Jalalabad, authorities said. Gunmen then entered the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Local media have reported children at a nearby school were seen running from the area as gunfire was heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The attackers are unknown but Jalalabad is often targeted by Taliban militants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It comes days after Taliban gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul killing at least 22 people, mostly foreigners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Can Afghan military turn the tide in Taliban fight?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">World powers jostle in Afghanistan&#8217;s new &#8220;Great Game&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">How successful has IS been in Afghanistan?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">At about 09:10 local time (04:40 GMT) on Wednesday, a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the Save the Children compound, said Ataullah Khogyani, a provincial government spokesperson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Afghan TV showed a huge plume of thick black smoke rising from the compound and at least one vehicle on fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;A group of armed men then entered the compound. So far 11 wounded people have been brought to hospitals,&#8221; Mr Khogyani said told AFP news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Clashes between the attackers and security forces are still ongoing, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Save the Children carries out education, healthcare and protection work for Children in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-42800271<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/save-the-children-office-in-afghanistan-hit-by-attack.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack At least 11 people have been injured in an ongoing attack on the offices of international aid agency Save the Children in Afghanistan. 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