RASC News Agency: Today Sunday, November 24, marks the fourth anniversary of the twin bombings that rocked central Bamyan city, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 people and leaving around 60 others injured. On December 4, 2020, at approximately 4:40 PM, two explosions occurred near a hotel in the city’s market, killing both women and children. It was reported that one bomb was concealed in a roadside drain, while the other was hidden in a cart.
Four years later, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombings, and the Taliban did not acknowledge their involvement at the time. However, Tariq Aryan, the former spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior, later pointed to the Taliban as the perpetrators of this and other bombings, sharing his views on social media. Local authorities in Bamyan province at the time reported that six individuals were arrested in connection with the attacks, with some admitting their involvement during initial investigations. Sayed Anwar Rahmati, the former governor of Bamyan, claimed that, based on their information, the Haqqani Network, led by Sirajuddin Haqqani now the Taliban’s Interior Minister was responsible for the bombings.
The Afghanistani presidential palace condemned the attacks in a statement, expressing its condolences to the victims’ families and asserting, “The Taliban and other terrorist groups have, regrettably, escalated violence across the country, targeting civilians and destroying public infrastructure.” Sarwar Danish, the former Second Vice President, condemned the attacks as an unsuccessful attempt by “enemies and terrorist groups” to expand the reach of fear and violence throughout the nation.
In the aftermath of the bombings, Rahmati urged former Bamyan local authorities and security agencies to identify and bring those responsible to justice. Yet, after four years, it remains unclear who or which group orchestrated this “massacre of civilians.”
