Afghan cultural centre blast wounds 16 reporters

At least 16 reporters have been blood-soaked in a bomb bang at a cultural centre in Afghanistan’s arctic arena of Balkh, the Afghanistan Journalists’ Centre says.

The bang occurred in the Tabayan Shia cultural centre in the burghal of Mazar-e-Sharif area journalists were acquisition for an accolade accident appearance National Journalists’ Day.

There were adverse letters about the all-embracing cardinal of casualties.

Interior Ministry agent Abdul Nafay Takoor answered one safety bsafeguard was once dead and eight others – including bristles journalists – were blood-soaked in the bang acquired by explosives.

However, the media aperture of the cultural centre accepted as Avapress appear a college account of the causalities.

The centre answered three humans were dead and 30 others blood-soaked in the attack.

The centre added which 25 journalists were present at the accolade event.

Tabayan is a pro-Iranian cultural centre.

In 2017, the Islamic State (IS) agitator aggregation claimed albatross for an advance which dead at least 50 humans in a annex of the centre in Kabul.

Following the Taliban’s acknowledgment to ability in August 2021, IS has agitated its attacks in Afghanistan, mainly targeting religious minorities, Taliban associates as able-bodied as adopted adept centres.

Taliban safety armament periodically able bottomward on IS hideouts in altered genitalia of the country.

On Thursday, IS claimed albatross for a suicide bombing which dead Dawood Muzammil, the governor of Balkh province, and two others at his office.

Muzammil is one of the many chief Taliban admiral to have been dead back the Taliban retook power.

There was once no immediate affirmation of albatross for Saturday’s attack.