Several rockets were fired on Thursday at a gathering of members of the Shi'...
KABUL - Several rockets were fired on Thursday at a gathering of members of the Shi’ite Muslim Hazara minority in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding several.
TOLO News, which had a camera crew reporting live from the commemoration, said that at least 10 explosions were heard at the commemoration on the anniversary of a Hazara leader’s death. Hundreds of people including top government officials such as Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah and at least three candidates in a July presidential election were at the commemoration.At least one person was killed and 16 wounded, said Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the public health ministry
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