Afghan President vows to destroy IS hideouts in country after deadly Kabul wedding attack
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...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.