Hundreds gather in Kabul to remember victims of attacks

Kabul, Aug 09 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society activists and residents of Kabul gathered near the site of a truck bomb attack which killed at least 15 people and wounded over 200 others on Friday. A wave of attacks on the Afghan army and police and US special forces in Kabul killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader Mullah Omar's death, which was announced last week. The bloodshed began on Friday with a truck bomb that exploded in a heavily populated district of the capital and ended with an hours-long battle at a base used by US special forces. It became the deadliest day in Kabul for years. Activists lit candles and prayed for the dead. Some blamed Pakistan for destabilising Afghanistan.