At least 26 killed, 18 wounded in suicide bombing in Kabul|
Police stand guard in the street after a suicide attack in front of the Kabul university in Kabul.
(AP Photo)
suicide bomber blew himself up close to a Muhammadan shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, killing a minimum of twenty six individuals and wounding eighteen, officers same, because the Afghan capital celebrated the Nawruz vacation marking the beginning of the Persian New Year.
Nasrat Rahimi, deputy interior ministry representative, same the bomber blew himself up close to the Kart-e Sakhi shrine, a target of previous militant attacks.
The latest explosion to hit Kabul underlined the threat to town from militant attacks despite government guarantees to tighten security within the wake of associate attack in January that killed around a hundred individuals.
Wednesday's blast, the most recent during a series to possess hit Muhammadan targets in Kabul, came as individuals were walking off from the shrine, close to the city's main university.
Nawruz, associate ancient Persian celebration of the beginning of spring, is wide celebrated in Islamic State of Afghanistan however has additionally long-faced opposition from some fundamentalist Muslims, United Nations agency say it's un-Islamic.
