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In July, just a few kilometres towards the centre of Kabul from this barren hilltop, a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a crowd gathered for a peaceful demonstration.
More than 80 people were killed, mostly ethnic Hazaras, and 250 more were wounded. It was the worst single attack in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of 2001. The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility, a first in the Afghan capital. The following day, with the help of an earthmover, more than 20 of the dead were buried here on the far southern outskirts of the city.
Thursday evening, the beginning of the weekend in Afghanistan, brings mourners to cemeteries across Kabul. Women made their way through the rows of headstones, stopping and crouching at each to offer prayers as men stood back in a solemn row.
- التاريخ
- Credits Andrew Quilty/IRIN
- مواضيع Conflict
- المناطق Asia Afghanistan