At least 26 dead in Kabul suicide bomb blast

(21 Mar 2018) A suicide bombing near Kabul university killed 26 people and wounded 18 others on Wednesday. The blast happened on the road toward the Sakhi shrine where people gather to celebrate the New Year festival, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The Persian new year, known in Afghanistan as Nauruz, is a national holiday. The country's minority Shiites typically celebrate by visiting shrines. Afghanistan is home to a powerful Islamic State affiliate that has repeatedly targeted Shiites, who the extremists view as apostates deserving of death. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...