Afghanistan: Bomb rips through wedding in Kabul
An explosion has ripped through a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and many casualties are feared.
Eye witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony. Witnesses said they had seen bodies.No group said it carried out the attack, which happened in the west of the city. Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State group, have repeatedly targeted Shia Hazara minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.The Taliban said it carried out that attack.
Tensions in the country have been high even though the Taliban and the United States, which has thousands of troops stationed in Afghanistan, are reportedly close to announcing a peace deal.Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:
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