The Afghan government Tuesday blamed the Nov. 6 deadly bomb attack which left nearly 200 people dead and injured in northern Baghlan province on Taliban insurgents after an almost one-month-long investigation.
"Through investigation we have concluded that Taliban outfit had organized the gruesome incident in Baghlan," Abdul Fatah, a spokesman of Afghan Attorney General's office, told a press conference here.
In the bomb explosion which occurred early November, a total of72 people including six parliamentarians were killed and 121 others sustained injuries, according to the official.
So far eight persons including four provincial officials of Baghlan and four suspected Taliban operatives have been taken into custody, Fatah said.
"The law enforcing agencies have arrested two Taliban operatives from the neighboring province Samangan and they confessed that Taliban organized the bomb attack against lawmakers," he said, "their information has led to the arrest of two more Taliban insurgents."
Another four detainees, who are the staff of Baghlan provincial administration, have been kept in custody for their negligence, he further added.
Meantime, Taliban outfit which has been fighting the Afghan government and international troops has denied its involvement in the deadliest attack since the fall of the Taliban regime six years ago.
Conflicts and militancy-related violence have left more than 6,000 people dead this year in Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua
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