An Afghan boy immolates himself in a marriage | At least 10 dead …

At least 14 people died and 20 others were injured when a child loaded with explosives blew himself up yesterday in a city in eastern Afghanistan, at the Occasion of the marriage of the nephew of a local militia among the dead.

The attack took place early in the morning in Pachir-Aw-Agam district, Nangarhar province, and according to initial reports, ten dead, including suicide, said the spokesman of the governor of the province. , Attaullah Khogyanai.

The district governor of Pachir-Aw-Agam, where the attack took place, reported on his side "14 dead and 20 wounded in a marriage", adding that the toll is not final.

The attack inside a house was perpetrated by a teenager charged with explosives. Hajji Turkhan, commander of a local militia fighting the uprising, who was attending his nephew's wedding, was targeted, the spokesman said. "Among the dead is Hajji Turkhan, his two children, a minor and the rest are local civilians," said Khogyanai. According to the source, five of the wounded civilians are in serious condition and have been transferred to a military hospital.

The attack has not yet been claimed and the Taliban have denied their participation, according to a message on Twitter social network of his spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who stressed that his activists have "had" nothing to do "with what had happened.

In Nangarhar province, is the main stronghold of Islamic radical radical Islamist group (IS), often the cause of suicide bombings perpetrated against civilians.

Events related to marriages have occurred in recent years in Afghanistan. In most cases, the deaths were due to the detonation of explosives placed on the roads or to the mistakes of the security forces, bomb attacks against congregations thinking that it was happening. of insurgent rallies.
One of the biggest attacks in the country during a wedding took place in 2010, when a suicide bomber blew up the explosives that he wore at a ceremony in the province. Kandahar, in the south of the country, killing at least 40 people and wounding around 100 people.

In Nangarhar province, near the border with Pakistan, other insurgent groups are located, including the Islamic State (IS), which has been responsible for several bloody attacks in recent years.

The President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, pleaded Wednesday to "not miss the opportunity" to achieve peace in the country and stressed that "peace must be inclusive", as part of the efforts to reach an agreement with the Taliban. "The time has come for peace, because the conditions are right and should be widely used, if the opportunity were lost, it would be a big responsibility," he said, according to the local TV channel Tolo TV. "Peace must be inclusive and involve all parties," adding that "it is only that we can go forward," he said. "It is necessary to know that the price of war is clear." There must be talks between the government and the Taliban because they are both sides to the conflict, "he said.

For his part, the NATO civilian representative in Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay, stressed that the international troops "will not leave until the completion of the works." If the Taliban think they can wait as we were leaving, they made a mistake, "he added.