Afghanistan: At least 20 people were killed when a gunfight broke out at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, highlighting the fragile security situation in the war-torn country.
Jaweed Basharat, the governor of Baghlan Province, said a gunfight broke out between two groups attending the wedding in the province’s Andarab district late on July 26.
Police said most of the dead were guests attending the wedding of a local mullah’s son at a private house. According to district police chief Gulistan Qasani, there was a long-standing feud between the two groups involved in the gunfight.
Qasani said the clash broke out after a “relative of a provincial police official was assassinated during the wedding party.” The war against the Taliban is often used in Afghanistan as a cover for criminal activity and personal feud.
President Ashraf Ghani’s government has drawn criticism for failing to end growing insurgent attacks, which critics partly blame on political infighting and a protracted delay in appointing a candidate for the crucial post of defence minister.
Bureau Report
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