Grief Turns to Anger Over Kabul Suicide Attack
Grief Turns to Anger Over Kabul Suicide Attack by Emal Haiday – Agence France-Presse
Kabul (AFP) – Hundreds of grieving Afghans buried their loved ones in Kabul on Monday amid growing anger over a suicide attack on a voter registration centre that killed 57 people including children and wounded over 100.
The bomber blew himself up on Sunday morning in a large crowd queueing to collect national ID certificates so they could register to vote in long-delayed legislative elections scheduled for October.
The blast, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, caused carnage in the street in the heavily Shiite-populated western neighbourhood…
Anguish quickly turned to anger on social media as Afghans blamed the Kabul government for failing to protect its people — a constant refrain after such attacks.
“They (the government) arrests them and then releases them to kill innocent people,” Ahmad Ahmadi wrote on Facebook…