At least 45 people were killed by a suicide bomber today at Afghan volleyball match in the province of Paktika, BBC reports.

About 60 others were also wounded in the bombing in Yahyakhail district.

As per information of BBC, Sunday’s bombing occurred when a crowd of people were preparing to watch the final of a regional volleyball tournament in Paktikta (southeastern Afghanistan). The attacker walked into a crowd of spectators and detonated the bomb.  All the casualties were civilians.

 

Provincial spokesman Mokhis Afghan said: “There were too many people gathered in the one place to watch the game. Dozens of others are wounded and we have reports that many of them are in critical condition.”

The attack came after Afghan MPs approved security deals allowing Nato and US soldiers to remain after the withdrawal of most foreign troops next month.

The total number of soldiers in the new Nato force will be about 12,000. Their mission has been defined as training, advising and assisting the Afghan security forces.

There will also be a separate US-led force dealing with the remnants of al-Qaeda.

It emerged on Saturday, however, that President Barack Obama has approved guidelines to allow US troops to fight the Taliban and provide air support for Afghan missions.

Attacks during sports and cultural events rarely take place in Afghanistan. Most of the attacks in the country target government troops and installations.

There is no immediate claim of responsibility.

SOURCE : BBC

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