26 Afghanis killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack on Parsi New Year day
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Kabul, Mar 21: Suicide bomber killed at least 26 people in Afghanistan on Wednesday as Afghans were celebrating the Persian New Year, an official said.
Nasrat Rahimi, the deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that another 18 people were wounded in Wednesday's attack. He says the attacker was on foot.
The Persian New Year, known in Afghanistan as Nauruz, is a national holiday. The country’s minority Shiites typically celebrate by visiting shrines.
No one immediately claimed the attack. Afghanistan is home to a powerful Islamic State affiliate that has repeatedly targeted Shiites, who the Sunni extremists view as apostates deserving of death.