16 killed, 39 injured in E Afghanistan bombing
A bomb explosion at a funeral ceremony in eastern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 16 people and injured 39.
According to Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman of Laghman Province on Thursday, a bomber blew his explosives up at a funeral for the victims of a deadly attack earlier in the day by Taliban militants.
Police investigations chief, Khlil Nyazi, was killed and three other police officers were wounded in the funeral bombing, the official added.
The funeral ceremony was held for four police forces, who had lost their lives in a roadside bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Mihtarlam.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion, but Afghan officials blame such attacks on Taliban militants.
In another attack on Wednesday, 11 people were killed and six wounded after Taliban militants carried out an attack against a checkpoint in Ghazni Province’s Andar district.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. The military offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues across the country despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.
The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, at least 13,500 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, have remained in Afghanistan in what the US is calling a support mission.
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