An injured man receives treatment at a local hospital in Nangarhar Province, eastern Afghanistan, July 2, 2022. Eight people were injured after unknown elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school in Nangarhar province on Saturday, a local television channel reported. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)
KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were injured after unknown elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, a local television channel reported.
The grenade attack on Usman Zonurain seminary in Rodat district took place early Saturday, and all the injured have been taken to a hospital, the Tolonews quoted police spokesman Abdul Basir Zabuli as saying.
The attack came amid a three-day gathering of religious scholars and elders in the capital Kabul which will conclude on Saturday.
Participants of the jirga, or grand assembly, are expected to announce their decisions on a series of issues including reopening schools for girls from grade 7 to grade 12, the type of government, the national flag and the national anthem. ■
