Yet another massacre in Afghanistan, due to a car bomb that went off in a guesthouse of the provincial government of Logar, in the east of the country. The different sources do not agree on the number of deaths, but the toll is heavy for all: according to the official spokesman of the Interior Minister Tariq Arian, quoted by Afp, “14 people were killed, and there are 90 injured.” A provincial councilor heard byAnsa instead he reported that “25 people were inside the guest house” and remained “all under the rubble. Reports say that over 25 people were killed and over 60 were injured”.
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The balance according to the Reuters, who speaks of “at least 30 dead and dozens of injured”, warning that the death toll could unfortunately worsen, and adding that among the victims there are also high school students. The car bomb was planted near the home of former provincial council chief Didar Lawang, a residence also used as a guesthouse.
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The attack has not yet been claimed. But it falls within the context of growing violence that is marking the country after the announcement by US President Joe Biden of the postponement to September of the withdrawal of troops agreed for May 1 by former President Trump with the Taliban for the mission in Afghanistan that has begun. in the aftermath of the September 11 massacre.
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Although an official claim is still missing, Shahussain Murtazawi, senior adviser in the Afghan president’s office, is calling the Taliban directly into this attack.
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