Suicide bomber kills 63 and hurts 182 at wedding packed with 1,200 guests
A SUICIDE bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 at a wedding reception in Kabul last night.
But witness Gul Mohammad said the blast occurred near the stage - where musicians were and "all the youths, children and all the people who were there were killed."There are so many dead and wounded victims. I was with the groom in the other room when we heard the blast and then I couldn't find anyoneISIS affiliates have also been known to carry out bloody attacks in the Afghan capital.
Grieving and wailing blood-soaked relatives gathered outside the local hospital where the dead and wounded were taken.
The attack came as the Taliban and the US are trying to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.
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