Shots were fired at a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the martyrdom of former Afghan political leader Abdul Ali Mazari.
Gunfire at martyrdom anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari Attended by Abdullah Abdullah, disrupts the gathering
خبرگزاری Herat Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) , 6 Mar 2020 - 14:24
Shots were fired at a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the martyrdom of former Afghan political leader Abdul Ali Mazari.
A ceremony in Kabul, with Abdullah Abdullah in attendance, was attacked on Friday, but the former chief executive of Afghanistan was unharmed in the firing. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
"Abdullah Abdullah wasn't harmed and he is in a safe place", his spokesman Mujiburahman Rahimi said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has slammed the attack as a “crime against humanity”, his spokesman said as quoted by Reuters.
The Taliban group has denied any involvement in the Friday attack on a ceremony in Kabul, attended by former presidential candidate and ex-Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told Sputnik.
The United States and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in Qatar last week. Part of the agreement sets the beginning of intra-Afghan talks for 10 March, on the condition that up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners are released by that time.
However, the release of prisoners has become a sticking point that could jeopardise the entire agreement.
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