AFGHANISTAN: Blast Kills 2 on Afghan-Pakistan border
Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009
Written by Zeerak Fahim
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
A suicide bomber dressed as a woman struck a checkpoint Tuesday morning at Torkham border crossing, killing and hurting 9, officials said.
The suicide attack in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed one and wounded four policemen, as well as a number of civilians.
The Afghan Interior Ministry issued a statement saying that the bomber blew himself up in a room at the Torkham border post that is used for searching women travelers.
Gen Mohammad Zaman Momozai, chief of border police in Nangarhar province, confirmed the incident and said the victims have been taken to a hospital.
Torkham is one of the main international border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading to Pakistan’s Khyber Pass in the country’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Taliban militants, who have vowed to intensify their attacks against Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan, have not immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
