At a gender-segregated study hall in a Kabul neighbourhood Friday, where the historically oppressed Hazara community resides, a suicide bomber detonated himself near to ladies.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan announced on Monday that the death toll from a suicide bombing that occurred at an education centre in the Afghan capital last week had increased to at least 43.
At a gender-segregated study hall in a Kabul neighbourhood Friday, where the historically oppressed Hazara community resides, a suicide bomber detonated himself near to ladies.
43 people were killed. 83 injuries. The majority of deaths were young women and girls In a tweet, the UN mission stated that further casualties were anticipated.
As hundreds of students took a practice test in preparation for an entrance exam for university admission, the bomber exploded.
Although no one has stepped forward to take the blame, Daesh has carried out a number of violent attacks in the region that targeted mosques, schools, and girls.
According to Taliban officials, 25 people were murdered and 33 others were injured in the attack.
Following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan last year, a two-decade war against the Western-backed government came to an end, and there was a significant drop in violence. However, security has started to deteriorate recently.
The Islamist hardliners have frequently attempted to minimise protests against their administration because they are accused of failing to protect minorities.
Following the incident on Friday, there were scattered demonstrations led by women in Kabul and other towns.
When they marched on Saturday in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood, the scene of the attack, some 50 women chanted, “Stop Hazara genocide.”
Taliban soldiers have frequently fired rounds into the air and battered protestors to disrupt the protests.
Hazaras in Afghanistan have frequently come under attack.
Before the Taliban took back control in May of last year, three bombs detonated close to their school in Dasht-e-Barchi, killing at least 85 people, mostly girls, and injuring 300 more.
