Afghanistan: pain and anger in Kabul after the attack on a school
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The funeral of the victims of the Kabul attack took place this Sunday, May 9 on Hadji Nabi hill, in the west of the Afghan capital.
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Afghanistan is in mourning this Sunday, May 8 after the attack on a school on Saturday in western Kabul in a Hazara neighborhood, the country's Shiite minority.
Latest assessment: at least 50 dead, dozens injured.
Hundreds of young girls were in class when a suicide bomber detonated his charge in a vehicle parked near the school.
Two more explosions followed.
The Taliban deny any involvement.
A funeral has been held since this morning on Hadji Nabi hill in the west of the capital.
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With our correspondent in Kabul
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Sonia Ghezali
The families of the victims are waiting for the graves to be dug.
On Hadji Nabi hill, faces are closed, features drawn, eyes red.
Habib is waiting.
He came to bury his 17-year-old niece Qamal.
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My family called me to tell me that Qamal had not come home from school.
We went to a neighborhood hospital.
We saw his body but it was unrecognizable.
She was disfigured.
We did not know that it was really her thanks to her watch.
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No guarantee
" to come back alive
Amina, crouched near the pit, collapsed.
She lives in the same neighborhood as the students whose lives were cut short on Saturday.
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In the morning when we go to school or work, we have no guarantee that we will come home alive
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My brother is in high school.
He said to me, “
Today is the turn of Sayed Shuhada's school.
Tomorrow it will be mine.
There is no security for the people who live in this neighborhood, we have no guarantee of staying alive.
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Anger
In his neighborhood, residents are angry.
This Sunday morning again, altercations took place between residents and the police.
The population criticizes the authorities for neglecting their security.
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See also: Afghanistan: deadly explosion near a school in Kabul
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