Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of suicide attack in Kabul Monday, June 4, 2018. A suicide bombing targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday in Kabul, killing at least seven people and wounding nine. Shortly before the attack, the clerics had issued an Islamic ruling, or a fatwa, declaring that suicide attacks are “haram” — forbidden under Islamic law. The council called on the government, the Taliban and other militants to halt the fighting and enter peace negotiations. The fatwa also said that killing people by any means — such as bombs and suicide attacks — as well as violent acts like robbery and kidnapping, are sins in Islam.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2018 06:42 UTC