At least 63 people were killed and 182 injured in a suicide explosion attack on a wedding auditorium in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the evening of the 17th.
Wedding explosion site
IS claimed responsibility for the wedding explosion incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the Russian satellite news agency on the 18th. It is reported that IS`s branch in Afghanistan issued a statement on the same day on the website linked to IS, declaring responsibility for the wedding explosion case. The militant group also said it detonated a car, bomb, near the auditorium after a suicide explosion attack on the 17th.
Eyewitness Gule Mohamed told journalist that the attackers detonated the bomb near the stage played by musicians, including young people and children.
About 1200 guests attended his father`s cousin`s wedding, explosion, "I was in the other room with the groom, and when I heard explosion, I found a lot of people lying down on the floor of the auditorium," said Ahmed Omid, a survivor.
Resident Mohamed Hassan rushed to the wedding scene after the incident and found that "many women and children are crying and screaming."
Wedding explosion site
Afghan President speaker Sidiki condemned the "abominable act" against the people on Twitter. Abdullah, chief executive of government in Afghanistan, denounced the attack as a crime against humanity.
Taliban condemned the attack as "improper and should be banned." Two Taliban speaker issued statements emphasizing that Taliban had nothing to do with the 18 th attack.
However, according to Reuters reported on the 18th, Afghan President Ghani said on the same day that Taliban`s guilt can not escape, because the organization provided a platform for terrorist.
It is reported that the eighth round of negotiations between the United States and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, ended on the 12th and did not reach a final agreement on Afghanistan, but all agreed that the negotiations had yielded results. However, the Afghan government was not involved in the negotiations.
International media speculate that a follow-up agreement between the United States and the Taliban is more likely, and the agreement will meet the main demands of the two sides, that is, to set a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign army from Afghanistan at the request of the Taliban, and Taliban has promised that Afghanistan will not become a home for "base" or other extremist organizations after the withdrawal of US troops.
Taliban said on the 17th that the death of a brother of Taliban leader Haibatura Ahonzada in Pakistan will not affect its negotiations with the United States.
The wedding auditorium, which was attacked on the 18th, is located in a Shiite neighborhood, and ISIS has previously launched a number of attacks on Shiites in Afghanistan.
