04 June, 2017
Kabul was once considered the most secure part of Afghanistan. The public health ministry confirmed the casualties. "We must stay united". They were reportedly safe.
Abdullah Abdullah, the chief executive of Afghanistan, was among those gathered for the funeral of Salim Ezadyar, the son of a senior Afghan politician. News reports cited Afghan officials who provided varying death tolls, ranging from two to eight people killed.
Taliban insurgents now control or contest about 40 percent of the country.
The attack drew condemnation from political parties and ordinary Afghans.
The protesters were voicing anger over a truck bombing on Wednesday in Kabul s diplomatic quarter that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds, the deadliest attack in the city since 2001.
"Ghani! Abdullah! Resign! Resign!" read one banner adorned with the pictures of bloodstained children and held out of a auto window.
"The terrorists should be punished", chanted a protestor.
The Ambassador vehemently denied Afghan intelligence accusations that Haqqani Network is operating from Pakistan's North Waziristan region.
Ayzadyar died during violent clashes between Afghan police and protesters at a demonstration in Kabul on Friday. Police also sprayed them with water cannons and tear gas.
Ghani on Saturday ordered an investigation into the incident to "identify those who acted unlawfully".
A policeman rests during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 2, 2017.
Boys walk away from the site of three suicide attacks during a funeral ceremony in Kabul.
The Taliban swiftly released a statement saying it had nothing to do with the attack and claimed internal government rivalries were to be blamed.
Lawmakers and high-profile government officials attended the funeral, including those from the senator's Jamiat-e Islami party, Rasmussen said.
The United Nations and a host of global allies have urged the protesters for restraint.
Ahmad Zubair Masood, one of the protesters, used the term "Afghan Spring" to describe the demonstrations in Kabul.
Tadamichi Yamamoto, UN envoy to Afghanistan, expressed his condolences to the victims of the funeral bombing and condemned the attack as "morally reprehensible". Traffic was not allowed in some downtown areas.
Compared with previous day, a smaller number of protestors were seen rallying uner tents on Saturday. "This is not Cairo, this is Kabul", Ahmad Zubair Masood said. "Tanks and bullets won't stop them". The protest continued as demonstrators began moving toward the presidential palace.
"The attack was one of the worst suicide attacks to hit the capital since US and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces ended combat operations in the country back in 2014".
