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Four Killed in Khost Wedding Blast

At least two civilians and two army soldiers were killed in an explosion at a wedding party at in the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, 13 others including an army soldier were wounded in the explosion that happened at around 1:30am on Friday.

The wedding party was from an Afghan army personnel, the ministry said.

This comes as Afghanistan’s negotiating team is heading to Doha for the intra-Afghan negotiations on Friday.

A UN report in April showed that 533 civilians were killed and 760 were wounded in Afghanistan in the first three months of this year.

Four Killed in Khost Wedding Blast

The explosion happened during a wedding ceremony of an Afghan army soldier, the Defense Ministry said.

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At least two civilians and two army soldiers were killed in an explosion at a wedding party at in the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, 13 others including an army soldier were wounded in the explosion that happened at around 1:30am on Friday.

The wedding party was from an Afghan army personnel, the ministry said.

This comes as Afghanistan’s negotiating team is heading to Doha for the intra-Afghan negotiations on Friday.

A UN report in April showed that 533 civilians were killed and 760 were wounded in Afghanistan in the first three months of this year.

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