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[email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:205 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 23. 2016 -Hoot 04, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 15 killed, 13 injured in Parwan suicide attack AT News Report KABUL: Fifteen people were killed and 13 more injured on Mon- day afternoon in a suicide blast carried out by the Taliban militants in northern Parwan province of the country. A security official in the KABUL: Deputy Chief of Army province, who wished anonymi- Staff Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad ty, told Afghanistan Times that the on Monday said the troops were suicide bomber was possibly riding ready for the spring offensive and a motorcycle targeted a local po- they were no more in a defensive lice commander and his bodyguards mode. He told a press briefing in Syagard district of the province. here that the Afghan forces were According to the source, 15 peo- fully prepared for future challeng- ple including the commander and es. He said the Ministry of De- and they had lost international eight civilians were killed and 13 fence was pulling out troops from support. He said another insur- more injured in the attack. The in- parts of the country to prevent gent group under the name of Is- jured were rushed to the provin- troops’ causalities in the upcom- lamic State (IS) emerged in recent cial hospital for treatment. Some ing spring offensive. Lt. Gen.