Death Toll From Afghan Wedding Blast Rises to 80: Officials Report

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80.

Afghan men dig a grave during a mass funeral following a wedding suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 18, 2019. Omar Sobhani/Reuters

KABUL—The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

The initial death toll after the Saturday night blast was 63, but some of the wounded have since died, said Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman at the interior ministry.