Afghanistan: At least 21 people killed as suicide bomber blows himself up in crowd of Taliban, civilians
World | June 16, 2018 22:03 ISTAt least 16 others were wounded in the attack in Rodat district in eastern Nangarhar province.
At least 16 others were wounded in the attack in Rodat district in eastern Nangarhar province.
The bomber detonated at the gates of Kabul's Polytechnic University, police and officials said. The Loya Jirga tent where thousands of clerics from across Afghanistan were meeting is on the campus.
A series of huge explosions followed by gunshots rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday. As per a media report, blasts hit Kabul's PD13 and Qala-e-Fatullah area.
In a statement posted on an IS-affiliated website, the Islamic State group said two of its martyrdom seekers carried out the double Kabul bombings, targeting the headquarters of the “renegade” Afghan intelligence services.
It was third in a series of blasts that rocked the Afghanistan capital today. Earlier, twin blasts in Kabul by the Islamic State terror group killed 25 people including eight journalists.
In a statement posted on an IS-affiliated website, the Islamic State group said two of its 'martyrdom seekers' carried out the double bombing, targeting the headquarters of the “renegade” Afghan intelligence services in Kabul.
Terror attack in Kabul, 14 dead, 5 injured
The local Islamic State group affiliate and the more firmly established Taliban carry out regular attacks around the country, with the Taliban usually targeting the government and security forces and ISIS targeting the Shiite minority.
The death toll in Sunday suicide bombing in Afghanistan Kabul has reached 52, country's Public Health Ministry said. A suicide bomber struck a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital. According to reports, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
18 people have also received injuries in this blast.
Basir Mujahid, spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said the blast occurred in the eastern neighborhood of Qabil Bay, in an area that is home to a police station, the government's customs offices and some guest houses.
IS said the attack was carried out by a bomber with an explosive vest and targeted the gate of the headquarters of the Afghan intelligence service in central Kabul.
The latest round of attacks in Kabul by the Taliban were a direct challenge to Trump, who had asserted on January 16 that the US troops had made "tremendous strides" in fighting the Islamic State (IS) and the Taliban.
President Donald Trump has ruled out for now talks with the organisation that has unleashed a wave of carnage on Afghanistan in recent days.
"Islamic State fighters targeted the military academy in the city of Kabul in a suicide attack," IS said via its propaganda arm Amaq.
Trump issued a strong statement in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack claimed by the Taliban, which is second such assault in the Afghan capital in a week.
Taliban has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, as per Afghan media.
Security forces said Sunday they had killed the last of six Taliban militants to end an overnight siege at Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel that left at least 18 people dead, including 14 foreigners.
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