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(AP) Afghan officials say gunmen killed 27 people and wounded at least 55 others in Afghanistan’s capital.
The attack has targeted a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader. The Taliban have denied they were behind the attack.
While no one has claimed responsibility for carrying it out, Afghanistan’s upstart Islamic State affiliate has declared war on the country’s minority Shiites.
Afghan security forces are still trying to flush the gunmen out of a half-finished apartment building.
The attack comes just days after the United States and the Taliban signed an ambitious peace deal. Any U.S. troop pullout would be tied in part to promises by the Taliban to fight terrorism.
