As Afghanistan mourned the 63 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Kabul wedding, a brother of the groom spoke through tears of his weariness at the bloodshed in the country and the crushing guilt he felt at having to face his neighbors, many of whom lost relatives in the weekend blast.
"Around 20 victims' families live in our very neighborhood," said 22-year-old Ramin, whose brother, Mirwais Alami, survived along with his bride, Raihana.
"We don't know how we should look at them," said Ramin, who like many Afghans uses only one name.
"Maybe they don't want us, or like us, anymore."
"We don't care who will make a peace deal. We don't care who will come into power," Ramin said. "What we want is peace. We just want peace."
Another Taliban statement marking Independence Day said to "leave Afghanistan to the Afghans."
"Our struggle will continue against (IS), we will take revenge and will root them out."
Trump told reporters Sunday he doesn't want Afghanistan to be a "laboratory for terror" and he described discussions with the Taliban as "good."
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