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Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban faction

AP
Published : Jun 14, 2017, 12:50 pm IST
Updated : Jun 14, 2017, 12:50 pm IST

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says 6 other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were wounded in the attack.

suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in the southern Helmand province. (Photo: Representational/File)
 suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in the southern Helmand province. (Photo: Representational/File)

Kandahar: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in the southern Helmand province, killing nine of them.

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says six other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were wounded in the attack early on Wednesday.

Taliban spokesmen could not immediately be reached for comment. Rival Taliban factions have clashed in the past, with the supporters of Mullah Rasoul, a commander in Helmand, contesting the overall leadership of Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.

Tags: suicide bombing, militants, gareshk district, taliban
Location: Afghanistan, Qandahar, Qandahar