Khost

KHOST CITY (PAN): A suicide bomber on Wednesday detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) office in southeastern Khost province, killing three civilians and injuring several others, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 7:30am when the bomber detonated his van in front of the high-security base on the outskirts of the provincial capital, where the CIA centre is located, resident Habibullah told Pajhwok Afghan News.

KHOST CITY (PAN): As part of the third phase of security transition, security responsibility for southeastern Khost City transitioned from foreign troops to Afghan forces on Wednesday, officials said.
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Khost Governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi and a number of deputy ministers attended a ceremony, marking the security switch in Khost City.