Mortar Shell Hits Afghan Wedding, Kills At Least 6

KABUL - At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding ceremony in northern Kapisa province, security officials said Sunday.

The explosion Saturday evening was in the Tagab district, which has seen fighting between the Afghan government forces and the Taliban insurgents. Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesperson for the provincial police, blamed the Taliban for firing the mortar and added that the victims included women and children. A senior security official in Kabul put the death toll at at least 10 and the number of wounded at 18.