Afghans bury their dead after dozens of girls killed in school blasts
More than 60 people, mostly girls, are now known to have died in the attack that hit students as they left class. No one has admitted attacking Dasht-e-Barchi, an area often hit by Sunni Islamist militants. The Afghan government blamed Taliban militants for the attack, but the group denied involvement.
The exact target for Saturday's bloodshed is unclear. The blasts come against a backdrop of rising violence as the US looks to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by 11 September.
The neighbourhood in western Kabul where the blasts occurred is home to many from the Hazara minority community, who are of Mongolian and Central Asian descent and are mainly Shia Muslims.
A maternity unit at the local hospital was attacked almost exactly a year ago, leaving 24 women, children and babies dead.
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