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Kabul in mourning after deadliest attack in 15 years
10 years agoA relative (C) is assisted as he grieves alongside unseen shoes and other belongings of those who were killed in the twin suicide attack, at a mosque in Kabul on July 24, 2016 Islamic State jihadists claimed responsibility for twin explosions on July 23 that ripped through crowds of Shiite Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since 2001. SHAH MARAI / AFP
Kabul was plunged into mourning Sunday after the deadliest attack for 15 years killed 80 people and left hundreds maimed, reigniting concern that the Islamic State group was seeking to expand its foothold in Afghanistan.