“Islamic State fighters are currently carrying out an attack inside the state broadcasting building in the city of Jalalabad,” the movement’s AMAQ newsagency said in a statement on instant messaging service Telegram. Map of Afghanistan locating Jalalabad where gunmen have attacked a TV and radio station Wednesday. (AFP)Islamic State insurgents are active in Nangarhar province, of which Jalalabad is the capital. The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hassib, was reported this month to have been killed in a joint Afghan-US operation in Nangarhar at the end of April. At least 13 journalists were killed last year, AJSC said, claiming that the Taliban was behind at least ten of the deaths.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2017 07:20 UTC