The attack today was the worst since the fall of the Taleban, militia that controls 90% of Afghanistan until the invasion of the coalition led by the USA in 2001, according to a news agency Associated Press (AP).
Wali Karzai, president of the provincial council of Candahar and brother of the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, said that the main target in the attack was Abdul Hakim Jan, leader of an armed group. According to him, Jan died in the attack.
Jan was chief of police of the province of Candahar in the early 90 and was the only one to oppose the Taleban regime, told the AP the province's parliamentary Khalid Pashtun. Jan had been shown recently to command an auxiliary police force, formed by residents of the local tribes, to the security of the region of Arghandab, to the north of the province.
The group gathered to view the rinha, in the region west of the city, included hundreds of people, including leaders of militias. After the explosion, witnesses heard by the AP said they were shooting. Although there was no information on how many people died in the shooting.
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