Afghanistan: suicide bomb 'kills man celebrating release from Taliban'

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Afghanistan: suicide bomb 'kills man celebrating release from Taliban'



JALALABAD: -- At least 13 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

The blast appears to have targeted the home of a tribal elder, where a group had gathered to celebrate his son being released from Taliban captivity, local authorities reported.

The son was among those killed.

A spokesman for the provincial governor said the elder and at least 13 other people were wounded in the explosion.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, however a Taliban spokesman denied the group was involved.

Afghanistan has been the target of several bomb blasts in recent weeks, hindering the latest efforts to recommence a peace process with the Taliban.

A week earlier the self-titled Islamic State — or ISIL — claimed its first attack on a major town centre in Afghanistan. Its assault on the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad killed seven people.


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[Rhys]

There is no justice...sad..all the time waiting, hoping, just making it day by day .... and this is how it ends.

RIP Pray for the family.

[Mr Money Bags]

All that surviving, just to have it all ripped away in the end.

Life truly is a fragile thing.

RIP, one and all (except the bomber).

You're Welcome!!