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A roadside bomb struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding three, witnesses said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of previous IS strikes against the Taliban. The two groups are bitter rivals, and IS has stepped up attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August.Wednesday bomb went off in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.A Taliban district commander in the city confirmed the blast and said four Taliban fighters were wounded. The commander, who identified himself as Mubariznd like many Afghans goes by one nameid not provide details about those killed in the attack, saying the investigation continues.In recent weeks, Taliban officials have been reluctant or slow yeezy to release details about Taliban fatalities, in an apparent attempt to play down the extent of the damage being inflicted by IS.The Jalalabad attack came a day after IS attackers set off an explosion at the gate of a 400-bed military hospital in the capital of Kabul, killing three women, a child and three Taliban guards said. Five assailants were also killed in the attack.Taliban officials said guards prevented the attackers from entering the hospital.IS claimed t stanley cup hat one of those killed in the hospital attack was owala ca a senior Taliban commander who had played a leading role in the group Aug. 15 takeover of Kabul. Taliban officials Xtqf Union goes on strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino
The zero-subsidy segment of the Spanish and Italian solar markets has hoisted them near the top of the list of most attractive PV locations for a privately-owned renewables investment company which recently launched in London.Susgen will manage the renewables assets of the real estate and clean energy-focused PP Asset Management vehicle owned by Philip Pels, which has already developed more than 1 GW of renewable energy generation capacity.The new investment company, which will focus solely on clean energy, is on the hunt for opportunities to further fund the development of big renewable energy portfolios as it bids to expand its more-than-10 GW development pipeline to 30 GW within three years.Subsidy-freeAnd with Europe currently the focus for a company which has developed and sold projects in Ireland, the U.K. and the U.S., Susgen chief executive Mark Jones said Spain and Italy are very much markets of interest. Were very encouraged by the opportunity in Spain and Italy, which we consider zero-subsidy markets, Jones told pv magazine. Were not actively seeking policy support in those markets, the opportunity is there to develop large projects and pipelines. Jones said Susgen was also keeping a close eye on France, to see how its public auction process stanley cup would drive clean energy deployment, but said the first-mover opportunities offered in many stanley cup solar markets did not apply in Germany. Germany doesnt quite lend itself to our business model of early-stage devel stanley deutschland opment pipelines,
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