Suicide Bomber Kills 63 At Afghan Wedding Reception



Reuters: Toll from suicide blast at Afghan wedding 63 dead and 182 hurt: ministry

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said.

The Taliban denied responsibility for the blast at a west Kabul wedding hall, in a minority Shi’ite neighborhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage.

The attack came as the Taliban and the United States are trying to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban commitment on security and peace talks with the U.S.-backed government.

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More News On Today's Suicide Bomb /Attack In Kabul

Afghanistan: Bomb kills 63 at wedding in Kabul -- BBC
Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capital -- AP
Deadly blast rips through wedding in Afghanistan, killing 63 people -- CNN
Dozens dead, wounded in Afghanistan wedding hall suicide attack, witnesses say -- FOX News

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