Afghan president vows revenge as Kabul death toll climbs

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vowed on Wednesday Canada Goose Coats On Sale to avenge drop of blood from this week suicide attack in canada goose uk shop Kabul, as officials more than doubled the death toll to 64.

Afghan security forces stand next to damaged canada goose black friday sale vehicles after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

The canada goose uk black friday attack hit an office of the national security services, in an area close to the heart of the government and diplomatic area. Most of the casualties, including 347 wounded, were civilians, Interior buy canada goose jacket cheap Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.

But Canada Goose Parka around 30 members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) died in the attack, most shot by gunmen who rushed into the complex canada goose uk outlet after a vehicle packed with explosives blew up at the canada goose clearance sale entrance to the compound, according to lawmakers.

The Taliban quickly canada goose claimed the attack, the deadliest single incident of its kind in Kabul since 2011 which came only days after the Islamist insurgent movement buy canada goose jacket announced the start of its annual spring offensive.

But it rejected the statement about civilian casualties, accusing the government of propaganda The Taliban said 92 uk canada goose security service personnel had been killed in the attack, although they often exaggerate casualty figures.

Smashed canadagooseparkasoutlet windows and damaged shop fronts hundreds of metres away attested to the strength of the blast, which tore through the area.

cousins were trapped under the dust and wreckage for almost three hours and there was no one to help them, said 28 year canada goose factory sale old Javid Sabiri, as he worked on clearing up the debris from his family house.

Concerns about civilian casualties had already been raised in a recent United Nations report, which said an increase in urban warfare had caused a spike during the first three months of the year.

The attack, which Ghani called un Islamic and inhumane appeared to destroy any hopes of reviving the cheap Canada Goose stalled peace process, which the Taliban had already rejected.

However despite their denials, insurgent leaders acknowledged the issue of civilian casualties as a problem.

civilian losses aren as high read more here as declared by the Afghan government and media, it saddened us, one senior commander said.

do take extra care and sometimes we even postpone our attacks in highly important areas because we don want common people to suffer, he said.

The comments canada goose store underline the canada goose coats on sale sensitivity of the Taliban to accusations that it has no regard for ordinary citizens, a charge frequently levelled by both the uk canada goose outlet Kabul government and Afghanistan international partners.

According to an adviser to one member of the Taliban powerful Rahbari Shura, or leadership council, an investigation has been ordered into the casualty Canada Goose online reports with a view to limiting them in future.

But the attack during the middle of the morning rush hour took place at a time when hundreds of civilians were on the streets near the offices of a department canada goose clearance in the NDS, just across the river from the cheap canada goose uk presidential palace.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the bombers had approached the building from the side least likely to cause casualties among passers by.

the blasts Canada Goose Outlet were so powerful that they caused some damage to nearby buildings and injuries Canada Goose Jackets to civilians which we regret, Canada Goose sale he said in a statement.

The NDS has not given any figures for casualties canadian goose jacket among its personnel, but Canada Goose Online Zahir Sadat, a lawmaker from Panjshir, and Abdul Rahoof Enhami from Badakhshan, said that around 30 NDS men from their districts had been canada goose coats buried.

Additional reporting by Mirwais Harooni and Mohammad Aziz; Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by Paul Tait and Mike Collett White.