ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN – Officials in Afghanistan say a suicide bombing of a funeral in an eastern province and a militant raid o
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Officials in Afghanistan say a suicide bombing of a funeral in an eastern province and a militant raid on a hospital in the capital, Kabul, have killed around 40 people and injured scores of others.
The Taliban insurgency quickly denied its involvement in Tuesday’s violence, prompting suspicions that Islamic State terrorists might have plotted the bloodshed.
IS took credit for Monday’s coordinated bomb blasts in Kabul, though the violence only caused injuries to few people.
Authorities in eastern Nangarahar province said scores of people were present at the funeral of an influential Afghan community police commander when a suicide bomber blew himself up there.
Separately, a group of unknown gunmen stormed the government-run hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul, killing at least 13 people and injuring 15 others. Officials said women, children and nurses were among the dead and wounded.
