At least 29 killed in Afghanistan blast

By Hamid Shalizi and Sayed Hassib
Updated March 21 2018 - 10:29pm, first published 7:48pm
Islamic State, which claimed several previous attacks on Shi'ite targets, claimed responsibility.
Islamic State, which claimed several previous attacks on Shi'ite targets, claimed responsibility.

A suicide bomber has boown himself up near a Shi'ite shrine in Kabul, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials say, as the Afghan capital celebrated the Nawruz holiday marking the start of the Persian new year.