Thousands of mourners gathered in Garda Serai, Afghanistan, for the funeral of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, also resulted in the deaths of five others. Haqqani, a high-profile Cabinet member, was the most significant casualty in the country since the Taliban took control three years ago.
Haqqani, who was the uncle of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting interior minister and a prominent Taliban leader, was laid to rest in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province. The funeral was attended by top-ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir, amidst tight security measures.
