Armed Attack on a Midwifery Training Center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Official sources in Afghanistan report that militants attacked a midwifery training center in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, on Saturday, August 6. Several explosions have been reported in the area where the training center is located, and gunfire has also been heard. "Radio Azadi," the Afghan branch of Radio Free Europe, citing eyewitnesses, reported that a suicide bombing also occurred in the area. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the Nangarhar governor, told "Radio Azadi" on Saturday afternoon that some students from the training center have been evacuated, and operations to drive out the militants are ongoing. Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, is located east of Kabul. According to "Radio Azadi," it is unclear how many students were present at the center at the time of the attack, and some attendees still cannot exit the facility. The report also mentions that four injured individuals from the incident have been transferred to the hospital. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group have previously been involved in attacks in Nangarhar province, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack. The last major attack in Jalalabad occurred nearly three weeks ago, during which armed individuals attacked an educational center in the city, resulting in 11 deaths.