Armed men attack midwifery training facility in eastern Afghanistan

Afghan security forces surrounded armed men who stormed a facility for trainee midwives in Jalalabad City after an attack that began with several explosions. In the sky, all the attackers were killed by security forces, according to a statement by Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial government.

In addition, seven people, including four civilians, were injured in the attack.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but recent attacks have been claimed by the Islamic State, which has a stronghold in the neighboring province of Nangarhar on the border with Pakistan.

immediately why the attackers targeted the establishment, which was mainly occupied by trainee midwives from the eastern province of Nuristan. Officials said that they had been evacuated early in the attack.