The same event was attacked by a suicide bomber last year.
By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela Constable Pamela Constable Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America and immigration Email Bio Follow March 7 at 6:19 AM KABUL — An outdoor memorial service attended by numerous Afghan politicians, including former president Hamid Karzai, was attacked by mortar fire and explosives Thursday in the Afghan capital, killing three people, according to police.
Both attacks took place in western Kabul, the heart of the capital’s large Shiite and Hazara community, which has been the target of dozens of bombings and other attacks in recent years. The 2018 bombing was also claimed by the Islamic State.
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