The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that organizers of the religious gathering which was targeted by a suicide bomber in Kabul on Tuesday night had not informed police about the event.

 MoI spokesman Najib Danish said that police have started their investigations into the attack, however no security threats against the gathering had been received ahead of time.
 
Meanwhile, officials from the Uranus Wedding Hall where the blast happened have said that the security team at the wedding hall and PD15 police were assigned to protect the gathering.
 
“This is against the religion, this is against Islam and against the Holy Quran, these people (insurgents) do not have a place in Islamic society and these perpetrators will be placed in hell,” said one scholar Mawlawi Sayed Salahuddin Hashemi.
 
“The information which I asked for from police, no official documents or data were available to show that the police had been informed about the event,” said MoI spokesman Najib Danish.
 
“When I asked the Mufti (grand scholar) whether they had informed the police about the event, he (Mufti) said that they had informed the security officials about the event,” said the owner of Uranus Wedding Hall Mohammad Salam Baraki.
 
The US Forces and Resolute Support commander in Afghanistan Gen. Austin Scott Miller said that Tuesday’s attack in Kabul was intolerable.
 
The attack on the gathering drew strong condemnation from people, organizations and governments in Afghanistan and around the world. 

 
The UN, Amnesty International, Pakistani prime minister, NATO, India and other countries condemned the blast.
 
“The attack last night in Kabul it was intolerable. It is not the action of the people that want peace. I think we are still waiting to see who has claimed that attack,” said Miller.
 
No group so far has claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
At least 50 people were killed and 83 others wounded in the explosion that ripped through a very large wedding hall on the airport road in Kabul city center.
 
The explosion happened at about 6.15pm local time during a large gathering of people who were marking Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, officials said.

Hundreds of people were attending the ceremony when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives. 

 The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also deplored the attack.
 
UNAMA says it is outraged by Kabul bombing when communities across Afghanistan are marking a day of special religious significance.
 
“UNAMA outraged by #Kabul bombing when communities across #Afghanistan are marking day of special religious significance. Credible reports of heavy civilian casualties. UN human rights teams establishing facts. UN family extends deepest condolences to the many families affected,” UNAMA tweeted.
 
The Indian embassy in Kabul also condemned the attack.
 
“We condemn in the strongest possible words the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack in Kabul today which resulted in the death and injury of scores of innocent Afghans. Perpetrators of these attacks and their supporters must be held accountable by the international community,” Indian embassy tweeted.

 US ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass also condemned the attack on the religious gathering in Kabul
“Sickened and deeply saddened by tonight’s terror attack as the Ulema Council marked the Prophet’s Birthday. I extend our condolences to the families and followers of those killed and wounded,” Bass tweeted.
 
The High Peace Council also condemning the attack and said Afghan people will work for peace and stability despite all the challenges they face. 

 The council said the enemies cannot stop peace and stability in the country.

 
The Afghan government declared Wednesday a day of national morning to honor those killed in the attack.