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Survivors Of This Week’s Attacks Recount Their Stories

This past week has been a particularly trying one for Kabul residents who not only had to deal with the massive truck bombing in the city but also with the shooting of protestors on Friday and the suicide bombing at a funeral on Saturday.

For survivors of these incidents, the memories will haunt them for years.

Baktash Ahmadi, who works for an NGO survived Wednesday’s truck bombing but said he is terrified of more attacks.

“This time God saved me. The next time (attacks), it is not clear as to where and how and in which suicide attack my name is written (I will be killed),” said Ahmadi.

Another NGO employee, Maryam Attayee, has witnessed and survived two terror attacks in Kabul city in the past few weeks.

Few weeks ago Attayee was at the scene of a suicide attack in Second Macroyan road, and on Wednesday she witnessed the deadly truck bombing in Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city.

“I saw that the sky was full of smoke and pieces of meat, glass, iron and even branches of trees were pushed up into the sky. Suddenly I saw my driver’s face was full of blood and the windows in our car were broken,” said Attayee.

Another deadly attack happened on Saturday at the funeral ceremony of a protester who was killed in Friday demonstration. Nazari Paryani, a journalist, was at the cemetery when the suicide bombers detonated their explosives.

Paryani says that he never thought that terrorists would target such a ceremony.

Paryani’s office was damaged in Wednesday’s deadly attack, but he survived both incidents.

Speaking about the funeral explosions, he said: “Everyone was searching for his or her friend and relatives. It was terrible. No one understood how three explosions could happen at a funeral,” Paryani said.

These survivors said life in Kabul has changed and only the lucky survive these deadly attacks.

According to the three survivors, they feel the situation is getting worse, but said people should not lose hope and they should deal with their challenges.”

Survivors Of This Week’s Attacks Recount Their Stories

 Survivors of the recent deadly attacks in Kabul said although the situation is getting worse, people should not lose hope and must deal with the situation

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This past week has been a particularly trying one for Kabul residents who not only had to deal with the massive truck bombing in the city but also with the shooting of protestors on Friday and the suicide bombing at a funeral on Saturday.

For survivors of these incidents, the memories will haunt them for years.

Baktash Ahmadi, who works for an NGO survived Wednesday’s truck bombing but said he is terrified of more attacks.

“This time God saved me. The next time (attacks), it is not clear as to where and how and in which suicide attack my name is written (I will be killed),” said Ahmadi.

Another NGO employee, Maryam Attayee, has witnessed and survived two terror attacks in Kabul city in the past few weeks.

Few weeks ago Attayee was at the scene of a suicide attack in Second Macroyan road, and on Wednesday she witnessed the deadly truck bombing in Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city.

“I saw that the sky was full of smoke and pieces of meat, glass, iron and even branches of trees were pushed up into the sky. Suddenly I saw my driver’s face was full of blood and the windows in our car were broken,” said Attayee.

Another deadly attack happened on Saturday at the funeral ceremony of a protester who was killed in Friday demonstration. Nazari Paryani, a journalist, was at the cemetery when the suicide bombers detonated their explosives.

Paryani says that he never thought that terrorists would target such a ceremony.

Paryani’s office was damaged in Wednesday’s deadly attack, but he survived both incidents.

Speaking about the funeral explosions, he said: “Everyone was searching for his or her friend and relatives. It was terrible. No one understood how three explosions could happen at a funeral,” Paryani said.

These survivors said life in Kabul has changed and only the lucky survive these deadly attacks.

According to the three survivors, they feel the situation is getting worse, but said people should not lose hope and they should deal with their challenges.”

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