Afghan president declares Sunday day of mourning

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has declared Sunday a national day of mourning after the Daesh bombings in Kabul killed at least 83 people. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the attack as another instance of depth of Daesh depravity. He has called for unity among Muslims.
• People have rallied in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to protest against the violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Protesters condemned the killing of Kashmiris by Indian forces. A new wave of violence has erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir since Indian forces killed a pro-independence leader on July 8. 
• Iraqi troops have killed Hisham Nassif Jassem al-Hayyali, one of the senior commanders of the Daesh terrorist group, in an operation in the eastern Diyala province. A number of other terrorists were also wounded in the ambush in Abu Sayda region.
• Clashes erupt in the northern Syrian city of Manbij between Daesh and the Syrian Democratic Forces. The fighting comes after Daesh reportedly ignored a 48-hour deadline given by the US-backed forces to withdraw from the city. The ultimatum was issued after the US-led coalition airstrikes killed 120 civilians near Manbij.
• The Turkish government plans to disband the presidential guard in response to the failed coup. Some 300 members of the guard were detained after the attempted putsch. Meanwhile, Turkish security forces have arrested US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen’s key aide and his nephew.
• Pro-opposition gunmen in Armenia have released the last four police officers they had held captive. They still remain holed up and heavily armed. The attackers demand the resignation of President Serzh Sarkisian and the release of jailed opposition leader Zhirair Sefilyan. Government critic, Sefilyan, was arrested in 2006.
• South Sudan's armed opposition says the group has replaced its leader Riek Machar weeks after he fled the capital Juba following fierce clashes with the government forces. The opposition noted that rebels' chief negotiator Taban Deng will be in charge only until Machar returns to the capital Juba.
• The International Organization for Migration is concerned about the biased comments of US Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump regarding immigrants. IOM says it's too tempting for some politicians to advance their careers at the cost of hurting immigrants because they're an easy target with little protection.

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