Kabul: Eight people have been reportedly injured after extremist elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local media.
The grenade attack on the seminary in Usman Zonurain in Rodat district took place early Saturday, and all the injured have been admitted, Xinhua quoted police spokesman Abdul Basir Zabuli as saying. The attack came amid a gathering of religious scholars and elders for three days in the capital Kabul which will conclude on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the participants of the jirga, or grand assembly, will soon announce their decisions on a wide range of issues, which includes reopening schools for girls from grade 7 to grade 12.
Since the Taliban regime took control of Afghanistan, blasts and attacks have become a common affair with multiple human rights violations being reported, which includes murder of civilians, destroying mosques and temples, assaulting women, and fueling terror in the region.
The call for recognizing the Taliban comes as no country has yet come forward and the country is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis with over half of the population in need of assistance and eight million more starving.
Taliban, who are desperate to seek international recognition are time and again being reminded that respect for women and human rights, the establishment of an inclusive government, and condemnation of terrorism are the preconditions for the recognition set by the international community.
