On 11 September 2018, a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a crowd of

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in the eastern

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city of

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, killing 68 people and injuring over 150 others.

Perpetrators

Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, with the

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denying any involvement.

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suspected ISIL-KP to be involved, due to an increase in activity by the group in the months prior to the bombing.

Responses

The

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condemned the attack and expressed their deepest condolences to the victims, urging Afghan officials "to combat by all means, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts".

References

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