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| At least 40 killed in Kabul blast near wedding hall – Afghan ministry | At least 40 killed in Kabul blast near wedding hall – Afghan ministry |
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| At least 40 people have been killed in a blast that took place near a wedding hall in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the country’s health ministry has said. | At least 40 people have been killed in a blast that took place near a wedding hall in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the country’s health ministry has said. |
| The blast took place as attendees gathered to celebrate Eid Milad, an Islamic holiday marking the birthday of the prophet Mohammed. | The blast took place as attendees gathered to celebrate Eid Milad, an Islamic holiday marking the birthday of the prophet Mohammed. |
| More than 60 other people were injured in the explosion, a Kabul police spokesman told Reuters. A ministry spokesman told Afghan news network Tolo News that the blast was a suicide bombing. | |
| Wedding halls are popular targets for militants in Afghanistan. Last November, a suicide bomber killed over 14 people when he detonated himself outside a Kabul wedding hall, as supporters of a local governor gathered for a political event inside. | |
| READ MORE: Suicide bomber kills at least 6 people near police checkpoint in Kabul attack | |
| While no militant group has yet taken responsibility, Monday’s blast comes as Afghanistan’s ongoing 17-year conflict tips in favor of the Taliban. | While no militant group has yet taken responsibility, Monday’s blast comes as Afghanistan’s ongoing 17-year conflict tips in favor of the Taliban. |
| NATO’s Resolute Support commander, Gen. Austin Scott Miller, told NBC News this month that the Taliban more than likely will not be defeated, and that the country needs a “political solution.” | NATO’s Resolute Support commander, Gen. Austin Scott Miller, told NBC News this month that the Taliban more than likely will not be defeated, and that the country needs a “political solution.” |
| The crowd targeted on Monday was primarily made up of religious scholars and clerics, a ministry spokesman said. The Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group has previously targeted “tyrant clerics” who side with the country’s US-backed government. | |
| The group carried out a suicide bombing at a gathering of such clerics in June, killing at least seven people. | |
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