IS claims responsibility for attack on intelligence agency training facility in Kabul

KABUL: IS has claimed responsibility for today morning (10.10am) attack on (under-construction) NDS training center here at Afshar area.

According to details a gun-battle ensued when two/three terrorists entered the structure. No confirmed report apropos casualties has emerged so far.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.