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2019-03-09 Afghanistan

Death Toll Rises To 11 In Attack On Afghan Politicians Gathering

[ToloNews] The corpse count rises to 11 in the attack on a gathering of Afghan politicians and hundreds of their supporters in the west of Kabul on Thursday, the Ministry of Interior confirmed on Friday.

The ceremony, which was held to mark the 24th death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, the leader of the Hizb-e-Wadhat Party, was targeted by mortar attacks, gunfire and kabooms.

Nusrat Rahimi, a front man for Ministry of Interior Affairs, told TOLOnews that three women were among those who bit the dust in the attack.

He said 95 others, including 12 women, were maimed in the attack.

Rahimi said that their initial investigations show that the attack was carried out by the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
. However,
alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk...
ISIS has grabbed credit for the attack.

Rahimi said that one suspect has been jugged
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
in connection to the incident.

The attack on the gathering at Musala-e-Mazari compound in Kabul’s PD13 took place at around 12pm Kabul time when Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah

... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
was giving his speech at the ceremony.

Abdul Latif Pedram, head of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan and a presidential candidate, was also maimed in the attack.

Officials said children are also among those who sustained injuries in the attack.

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