{"id":6217,"date":"2017-12-15T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2017-12-16T02:38:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T07:38:51","slug":"suicide-bomber-strikes-in-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2017\/12\/15\/suicide-bomber-strikes-in-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Andrew Wilson
\n<\/b>Staff Writer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

On Thursday November 16, a suicide bomber detonated a blast near supporters of one of Afghanistan\u2019s most powerful political faction leaders. The attack occurred during a gathering of the Jamiat-i-Islami party. Fourteen were killed in the latest attack on the capital, reports the <\/span>Washington Post<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Islamic State, by means of its Amaq News Agency, claimed responsibility shortly after, reports <\/span>CBS News<\/span><\/a>. Officials from the Taliban have denied any role in the bombing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/span><\/a> reports that one of those killed was Afghan Police Lt. Sayed Basam Pacha. \u00a0The bomber approached Lieutenant Pacha and his fellow officers at their heavily guarded gate, the only entrance and exit to the compound around the hall where the event was proceeding. \u00a0Lieutenant Pacha shouted at the bomber to halt, but instead the man started running. Immediately, Lieutenant Pacha tackled the man, throwing his arms around him in a bear hug. A second later, the bomber triggered the explosive vest strapped underneath his coat. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Basir Mujahed, an Afghan police spokesman, said that there was no doubt the death toll would have been much higher without the Lieutenant\u2019s body to smother the blast, reports the <\/span>Telegraph<\/span><\/a>. Said Mujahed, \u201cHe\u2019s a hero, he saved many lives\u2026 Just think if that suicide attacker got past the gate, what would have happened \u2013 you cannot even imagine [sic].\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

General Sayed Nizam Agha is Lieutenant Pacha\u2019s father and a police commander. He wept while recounting his son\u2019s story over the telephone, saying \u201cmy son sacrificed himself to save other people.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The hall had been rented for a political meeting to show support for a senior party official, Atta Mohammed Noor, a former militia leader and governor of the Northern province of Balkh. A number of former Jamiat militia commanders, as well as former cabinet minister, Abdul Sattar Murad, and parliament member Hafiz Mansoor were in attendance. Mansoor stated that around 700 supporters of Atta were present at the conference, reports CBS News.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atta has criticized Afghanistan\u2019s National Unity Government, as well as President Ashraf Ghani. \u00a0Although some suspect that the attack may be tied to the unity government, many Jamiat party members occupy high positions in the administration, including Abdullah Abdullah, the government\u2019s chief executive. Atta has made many enemies inside the current government and been accused of many abuses. Despite this, he still commands a loyal following in the Northern region according to the Washington Post.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atta was not at the hotel and had not been expected to attend the event, stated party officials. Hours after the attack, he appeared on his private TV channel to announce that \u201csome government circles\u201d were responsible for the attack and provided no further elaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Washington Post reports that the United Nations special representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, addressed the attack as \u201ctotally unacceptable.\u201d \u00a0It was \u201can act of terror and a serious violation of international law,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe use of explosive weapons in civilian-populated areas must stop.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shamsul Haq Arianfar, a senior Jamiat member, was quoted in a telephone interview as saying \u201cthe function had come to an end, and people were having lunch when the blast was heard.\u201d \u00a0He said that many of the hotel\u2019s windows were shattered, and that people fled out windows and the back door, fearing that more gunmen would enter the building. <\/span><\/p>\n

The attack marks the second deadly bombing to target a Jamiat function in the past six months. \u00a0In late May, a truck bomb exploded in Kabul\u2019s city center, killing more than 150, including the son of a Jamiat party legislative leader. The following day, a suicide bomber struck his funeral, killing seven.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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