Mosocw, Aug. 19 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that celebrations of Afghanistan's centenary Independence Day were postponed in honor of the victims of a recent deadly attack at a wedding in Kabul and vowed to clear Afghanistan of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, banned in Russia) that has claimed responsibility for the carnage.

On Saturday, an explosion at a wedding reception in western Kabul killed 63 civilians, including women and children, and injured over 180. IS has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

"We will eliminate Daesh [another designation of IS] hideouts all around the country. The fight against Daesh will be intensified," Ghani said at a ceremony in Kabul, as cited by the TOLO ne...