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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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.

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!!