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Afghans Bury Dead From Mosque Attack That Killed At Least 69

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nangarharRadio 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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21 thoughts on “Afghans Bury Dead From Mosque Attack That Killed At Least 69”

  2. Where
    are
    the
    local and national
    stooges ?????
    ======
    ====
    ===
    THEY ARE ALL
    HAVING
    FUN
    WITH THE
    STOLEN MONEY.
    •

  3. 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,
    •

  4. 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 ?????
    =================
    =================
    *IT HAS TURNED
    INTO
    AN
    EXTREMELY
    NASTY AFFAIR !!!!!
    ===============
    *BLAME IT
    ON
    POLITICS; AS USUAL !
    ================
    •

    • 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.
      ==========================
      ==========================
      NOW; THEY ALL
      HAVE TURNED
      INTO
      DEVOTED SPECTATORS.
      .•

      • 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 !
        .

  5. REGARDLESS;
    IT
    HAS
    CLEARLY
    HAD BEEN
    TURNED INTO
    A
    FOCUSED
    GLOBAL FLASH POINT- IN
    ANOTHER WORDS:
    .
    “WATCH
    THE
    INTERNATIONAL
    “TUGS OF WARS !”.
    •

  7. Mean to say:
    =====•••••••.
    While, the people
    of
    Afghanistan, paying the
    ultimate prices.
    •

  9. *YOUR
    **GREED
    ***CONFUSED HATRED
    ****AND SEVER MENTSL ILLNESS
    ***************** *IS DEFINITELY CAUSING,
    THE
    MADNESS
    IN
    YOUR (failing) HEART AND (sick) MIND !!!!!
    •

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