Capital of Afghanistan “Kabul” is always under the heinous circumstance. People are so frightened in this area. Attacks have shattered the peace and made country’s image fragile. A heavy explosion killed 63 people and many were wounded. This suicide blast happened in a wedding hall. No one has thought that an event of joy would turn into hell and they will see their loved ones in pieces.
The suicide blast took place on Saturday night in the men’s reception area at the Dubai City wedding hall in westerly areas of Kabul. It occurred near the stage where musicians were and “all the youths, children and all the people who were there were killed. In the aftermath of the attack images from inside the hall showed blood-stained bodies on ground along with pieces of flesh and torn clothes, hats, sandals and bottles of mineral water.
Moreover, on July 12, at least six people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. It was claimed by ISIL which has a growing footprint in the region. On August 7, a Taliban car bomb aimed at Afghan security forces detonated on the same road, killing 14 people and wounding 145 – most of them women, children and other civilians. Doubtlessly, heinous and inhumane attack is indeed a crime against humanity and it doesn’t deserve to be tolerated so far.
Previously, in a terror attack, 14 people were killed brutally while more than 140 wounded. The attack took place outside a police station. A bomb went off when a vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint outside the station. According to the United Nations, in July alone, more than 1,500 civilians have been killed. This is the highest causality count so far this year. The Afghan Taliban has claimed responsibility. This is really heart-wrenching situation in Afghanistan.
NAVEED ABBAS MAITLO
Islamabad