KABUL—An Islamic State suicide bomber attacked the leader of a militia backed by the Afghan intelligence agency, officials said Saturday, following a resurgence in the militant group’s activity in eastern Afghanistan. Haji Hayat Khan, the coordinator for several anti-Islamic State militias in the area, survived the bombing that killed two other people and wounded at least 18. It took place Saturday in Jalalabad, a major provincial...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 02, 2016 15:45 UTC