Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
October 19, 2019
Funerals were held in eastern Afghanistan on October 19 for victims of a bombing a day earlier at a mosque that killed at least 69 people during Friday Prayers.
The mosque in the village of Chodari in Nangarhar Province was full of worshippers at the time of the explosion on October 18, Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the provincial council, said on October 19.
“Bodies of 69 people, including children and elders, have been handed to their relatives,” Qaderi said, adding that more bodies could be lying under the rubble.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but both the Taliban and the Islamic State extremist group are active in eastern Afghanistan, especially Nangarhar Province.
However, a Taliban spokesman in a statement condemned the attack in Nangarhar and called it a “serious crime.”
In a tweet, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass condemned the “unconscionable” attack against the worshippers.
“All Afghans have the right to live and worship together in safety,” he said on Twitter.
The European Union said the attack aimed to undermine hopes for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
One of the wounded, Gulabistan, 45, said the mosque was full when the explosion occurred.
“The mullah had already started prayers and reciting verses of the holy Koran, when a huge boom happened, then all around me it got dark, the only thing I remember is females’ voices and then I found myself in the hospital,” Gulabistan said in comments to the Reuters news agency.
He said he had been told his son was among the dead while his brother and two nephews had been wounded and were in hospital.
The mosque attack came after the United Nations said the number of civilian deaths in the war-torn country had reached “unprecedented” levels over the summer.
In a report released on October 17, the UN said 1,174 civilians had been killed between July and September, with July being the deadliest month in a decade.
In a statement, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich said the “killing and maiming of Afghan civilians demands the world’s attention.”
“Flagrant violations of international humanitarian law such as deliberate targeting of civilians are not something anyone should get used to or learn to ignore. There must be a determined effort to protect civilians, ensure respect for international humanitarian law, and hold the perpetrators accountable,” he added.
With reporting by AP
Copyright (c) 2019. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036.
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children
of
Hitler- will
eventually, fall
in
front
of
The
PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN !
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*Yes;
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IN
FRONT OF THEIR
FEET !!!!!
•
YOU
HAVE
NO
TRACE OF MANHOOD
IN
YOU !!!!!
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———Keep
hammering
away; like a
maniac- won’t matter; even;
under the
light
of
the
last
crumbling stand.
•
Unconventionally-developed
and maintained warfares- customized andû directed
on
vulnerable targets.
•
.
*Stop
your sick
games !!!!!
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Where
are
the
local and national
stooges ?????
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THEY ARE ALL
HAVING
FUN
WITH THE
STOLEN MONEY.
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No time
for
good
cause- only, paid
to
serve
the
blood-sucking invaders !
•
And;
the nervous invaders,
are
all
perplexed and confused as well- on whether
how
to
react and survive
in
the midst of all
this
messy quagmire,
•
And; the
goofy leaders
of
the
neighboring
ISLAMIC COUNTRIES
are
all looking
reluctant and silent- DO
THEY
REALY KNOW OR EVEN
CARE WHETHER WHAT
IS
GOING ON
INSIDE
AFGHANISTAN ?????
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*IT HAS TURNED
INTO
AN
EXTREMELY
NASTY AFFAIR !!!!!
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*BLAME IT
ON
POLITICS; AS USUAL !
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•
The funny part is that, after the grand invasion
of
Afghanistan, thousands
and
upon thousands of citizens
from
the neighboring countries
were jumping
on
great opportunities
in
various parts
of
Afghanistan
to
fill their lots from the donations
of
the nasty invaders.
.
In fact; numerous numbers
of
them were already
collaborating and loyally servicing to
facilitate the
unholy causes
of
the criminal invaders inside Afghanistan.
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NOW; THEY ALL
HAVE TURNED
INTO
DEVOTED SPECTATORS.
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Actually; the
figures,
(for
chasing the
war-bonanzas),
far
exceeds
tens and upon tens of thousands of hopefuls- who cares; it is like feasting
in
the
midst of
a
deadly jungle !
.
REGARDLESS;
IT
HAS
CLEARLY
HAD BEEN
TURNED INTO
A
FOCUSED
GLOBAL FLASH POINT- IN
ANOTHER WORDS:
.
“WATCH
THE
INTERNATIONAL
“TUGS OF WARS !”.
•
And; their *shows
of
trickeries !
•
*AND; THE
PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN
ARE PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE ‘
•
Mean to say:
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While, the people
of
Afghanistan, paying the
ultimate prices.
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*Albino man !
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Get out of Afghanistan !
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*YOUR
**GREED
***CONFUSED HATRED
****AND SEVER MENTSL ILLNESS
***************** *IS DEFINITELY CAUSING,
THE
MADNESS
IN
YOUR (failing) HEART AND (sick) MIND !!!!!
•
*YOU
NEED
URGENT HELP (%100 sure) !
•
PRAY FOR
THE
SICK HEADS !!!!!
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=
THEY ALL,
NEED HELP !
•
HERE IT IS :
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**GREED
***CONFUSED HATRED
****AND SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
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ARE
THE *CULPRITS !
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