Suicide Bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan Claims 63 Lives

The Primary: A suicide bomber in Kabul took the lives of 63 people and injured over 150 more.

• Who? What? Why?: The bombing’s casualties and injuries make it the deadliest attack in Kabul this year. The bomber targeted a wedding in which over 1,000 people were in attendance.

• The Baseline: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility of the attack on predominately Shiite Muslims. Shiites are a minority in a Sunni-majority Afghanistan.