The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said, as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the “genocide” of their minority community. | AFP
The UN mission’s casualty figure is much higher than the death toll Kabul police have given — they said 20 people were killed and 27 wounded in the assault on the Kaaj Higher Educational Centre.
Around 50 women chanted, “Stop Hazara genocide, it’s not a crime to be a Shiite”, as they marched past a hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi where several victims of the attack were being treated. Since the hardline Taliban returned to power, women’s protests have become risky, with numerous demonstrators detained and rallies broken up by Taliban forces firing shots in the air.But the jihadist Islamic State group regards Shiites as heretics and has previously claimed attacks in the area targeting girls, schools and mosques.
However, Amnesty International said Friday’s attack was “a shamefaced reminder of the inaptitude and utter failure of the Taliban, as de-facto authorities, to protect the people of Afghanistan”.
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