Policemen keep watch near the side of the rocket attack in Kabul Reuters/Omar SobhaniRockets have exploded close to an event in the Afghan capital Kabul, attended by senior members of the country’s leadership, killing at least one person and wounding at least 16. Hundreds of people, including top government officials such as Abdullah Abdullah, the administration’s chief executive officer, and at least three candidates in the July presidential election, were at the meeting. Some reports suggest three people were killed and 32 injured. “Rockets are being dropped on us from every direction,” said Muhammad Mohaqiq, a lawmaker and leader of the main Hazara political party, from the stage, in comments aired on television. Eight of the security guards of the presidential candidate Mohammad Hanif Atmar were among the wounded, although…

Source: The Times March 07, 2019 12:00 UTC