At least 15 Afghans were killed when three back-to-back explosions ripped through a funeral Saturday held for one of the demonstrators killed during anti-government protests Friday, authorities said.
Gelani Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor of the western Herat province, says Tuesday's blast took place near the main Sunni mosque in Herat city, adding that the toll could rise.
"The conference will be a visible reminder to all those who seek to harm Afghanistan that the Afghan people are never alone, especially in the wake of last week's attack", Llorens said in a statement.
As it got under way a rocket struck a tennis court in the Indian diplomatic compound. This has been one of the bloodiest weeks in Kabul with more than 80 dead and 450 injured in four days.
Mr. Yamamoto underscored that the incident "follows so much violence this week across the country, in Khost, in Kabul and in other provinces", referring to a truck explosion on Wednesday that reportedly killed almost 100 people and wounded hundreds of others near the presidential palace and foreign embassies.
Ghani warned the Taliban - which is steadily gaining ground and controls 40 percent of Afghanistan, according to US estimates - that his government wants talks but that the olive branch will not be offered indefinitely.
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"We want a solution that causes as little damage as possible for both sides", Schaeuble said. Foster's rivals in Northern Ireland, such as Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams, have objected.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has again invited the Taliban to peace talks at a "mutually agreeable" venue, promising the insurgents they eventually will be allowed to open a representative office if significant progress is made.
A relatively heavy explosion rocked Herat city in West of Afghanistan this afternoon with the local officials saying at least seven people were killed.
AS anger is growing in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan over utter failure of those at the helm of affairs to improve security, some elements in Afghan Government and outside, in their bid to divert attention of the people from domestic failures, have started blame game against Pakistan.
Reuters reported Tuesday that Ghani told foreign diplomats that: "We were not the only targets, the entire diplomatic community was the target of this attack".
Repeated attempts kick-start sustained peace talks with the Taliban have floundered.
Referring to the long list of Jamiat politicians assassinated over the years-including his own father, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was killed by a suicide bomber in 2011-Rabbani said the attacks now appeared aimed at the whole party.
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