At least 39 people were killed and 73 wounded by an explosion at a wedding in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Wednesday, a senior official in the provincial capital told AFP.
"There was an explosion at a wedding at Nangahaan in Arghandab district. At least 39 bodies were transported to Kandahar central hospital. Seventy three people were wounded," said Mohammad Anaas, a senior official with the city administration present at the hospital.
"We don't know how many bodies remain at the site and we don't know if it was a suicide attack or a bomb or something else," he told AFP.
Kandahar is the focus of a massive build-up by US-led military forces trying to push back the Taliban and end their nearly nine-year insurgency.
"There was an explosion at a wedding at Nangahaan in Arghandab district. At least 39 bodies were transported to Kandahar central hospital. Seventy three people were wounded," said Mohammad Anaas, a senior official with the city administration present at the hospital.
"We don't know how many bodies remain at the site and we don't know if it was a suicide attack or a bomb or something else," he told AFP.
Kandahar is the focus of a massive build-up by US-led military forces trying to push back the Taliban and end their nearly nine-year insurgency.
