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US Offers Afghanistan Help in Investigating Deadly Kabul Attack

© AFP 2023 / WAKIL KOHSARAfghan security personnel arrive after a suicide attack that targeted crowds of minority Shiite Hazaras during a demonstration at the Deh Mazang Circle of Kabul on July 23, 2016.
Afghan security personnel arrive after a suicide attack that targeted crowds of minority Shiite Hazaras during a demonstration at the Deh Mazang Circle of Kabul on July 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Washington on Saturday condemned the deadly suicide bombing in Kabul and offered Afghan authorities help with investigating it, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

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Death Toll From Kabul Suicide Attack Climbs to 80
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A blast shook the Afghan capital earlier in the day during a peaceful protest over the planned 500kW power line project. According to the Afghan Interior Ministry, 80 people died and 231 were injured. Among those killed and injured in the attack are members of the country's defense and security forces who were ensuring safety at the rally when the explosion occurred.

"The United States condemns in the strongest terms the vicious attack today in Kabul that killed dozens of Afghans and wounded many more … we offer President [Ashraf] Ghani whatever assistance he may require as his government investigates and works to bring the murderers to justice," the statement, published on the Department’s website, reads.

According to the statement, such attacks "only strengthen our resolve to continue our [US] mission in Afghanistan and deepen our support for the people and Government there."

Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with government forces fighting the continuing Taliban insurgency, while other extremist groups, such as Daesh, outlawed in many countries including the United States and Russia, have also expanded their activities both in the country and in neighboring states.

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