TEHRAN, July 01 - An Afghan official said a suicide bomber has targeted a group of Sikhs and Hindus in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least 12 people.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Gen. Ghulam Sanayee Stanekzai, the police chief of Nangarhar province, says five others were wounded in Sunday's attack, which targeted the group on its way to the governor's compound. They had planned to meet with President Ashraf Ghani, who was visiting the region on Sunday.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban and a Daesh affiliate are active in the province, AP reported.
Afghanistan's tiny Sikh and Hindu minority has endured decades of discrimination and hostility, and today numbers only around 1,000 people. They have been targeted in the past by extremists.
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