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Four dead in grenade attack in Nangarhar
The head of education for Hasark district in Nangarhar province was wounded and his four daughters killed in a hand grenade attack on his house on Sunday night, officials confirmed Monday.
Nangarhar officials said unknown people threw a grenade at Ghulam Jilani Hanafi’s house. Hanafi’s wife was also wounded in the attack.
Farhad Ahmed Stanikzai, the spokesperson of the Nangarhar Education Department, confirmed the incident, and said the motive is not clear and no individual or group has claimed responsibility.
Officials also said that Hanafi’s house had come under attack in the past but that there had been no casualties.