Suicide bomber kills 18 and wounds scores in eastern Afghanistan - washingtonpost

KABUL — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of protesters in the eastern Afghanistan province of Khost on Thursday, killing 18 and wounding scores more, Afghan government officials said.

The assault unfolded around 10 a.m. as the demonstrators gathered to protest the policies of the province’s governor, said Mobarez Zadran, a spokesman for the governor’s office. The bomber, Zadran said, waded into the gathering and detonated his explosives.  Among the wounded was a prominent Afghan lawmaker, Humayoon Humayoon, who was one the event’s organizers. The protests had been going on for several days.

In a tweet, President Ashraf Ghani’s office condemned the attack, describing it as “an unforgivable crime against innocent civilians.”  Read More
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