Afghanistan: 27 killed, several injured as gunmen attack political rally in Kabul

At least 27 people were killed and 29 ors were wounded after gunmen attacked a remembrance ceremony for a mirity Shiite leer in Afghanistan's capital on March 6. attack took place while Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah was dressing crowd. Country's Interior Ministry spokesperson Nusrat Rahimi reportedly said that Abdullah mand to escape unhurt. Several or prominent leers h also attended event but mand to leave site as Afghan security forces reportedly cordoned off area. 

According to reports, security forces also tried to target gunmen who were hiding in a half-finished apartment building. However, Taliban has denied any involvement in latest attack but it came just days after militant group h signed a peace accord with United States that laid out conditions-based path to full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan over course of 14 months. However, fighting has rd across country even after “momentous” signing of peace deal.

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Ghani condemns attack

Soon after attack took place, according to reports, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called it 'a crime against humanity'. Islamic State group has attacked Afghan Shiites in past along with views of religious mirity as heretics. ceremony where attack took place on March 6 was held in mainly Shiite Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul. memorial reportedly marked 25 years since death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leer of Afghanistan's mirity ethnic Hazaras, who are mostly Shiite Muslims. He was killed in 1995 by Taliban as y reportedly moved to take control of Afghanistan's capital which h been destroyed by civil war among mujahedeen groups, including Mazari's. 

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(With ncy inputs)