A suicide bomber in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has killed 29 people, mainly members of illegal armed groups that have clashed with security forces and the insurgents in the past, an Afghan official said on Sunday.
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The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which came just days after an upsurge in violence in Kabul left more than 40 people dead.
The Kabul provincial police chief, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, told The Associated Press that a vehicle packed with explosives blew up at the busy intersection.
“If he gets the credibility, it might not be such bad news to have Mansour replace the invisible Mullah Omar”, she said.
The officials further said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the recent bomb blasts in Afghanistan and expressed his grief over the loss of lives in these attacks.
The Taliban on Thursday said Omar died of “sickness”, without specifying when, a day after the Afghan government said the one-eyed warrior-cleric had passed away in Pakistan two years ago.
The insurgency has been rapidly spreading across the north of Afghanistan from its traditional southern and eastern strongholds, with Afghan forces increasingly battling the militants on their own.
“A woman was found guilty of adultery charges during a Taliban court hearing in Warduj district on Saturday“, said Frotan.
In a call on telephone on Saturday with national security adviser Susan Rice, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani extended their condolences for the loss of the U.S.
At least four people were killed in the incident, which follows a spate of attacks in the Afghan capital.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide attack in a crowded area outside an airport checkpoint, saying it was targeting “foreign forces”. He also confirmed the latest casualty figures.
Divisions have broken out within the Taliban high command following last week’s appointment of Mullah Akhtar Mansour as leader. That leads to the inference that the peace talks are a ruse by Pakistan to allow the Taliban to overwhelm the Ghani government to the point that it becomes politically so handicapped as to be crippled in the eyes of his own people.
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“We strongly condemn the series of insurgent attacks in Kabul”, spokesperson Mark Toner said in a statement Saturday, according to the Wall Street Journal, cited by USA Today.
