A bomb exploded within the entrance of a mosque within the Afghan capital on Sunday leaving a “variety of civilians lifeless,” a Taliban spokesman stated.
The bomb focused the sprawling Eidgah Mosque in Kabul, the place a memorial service was being held for the mom of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who later tweeted the assault had claimed civilian lives.
Emergency NGO, an Italian-funded hospital in Kabul, tweeted it had acquired 4 individuals wounded within the blast.
The world across the mosque was cordoned off by the Taliban who maintained a heavy safety presence.
Nobody instantly claimed accountability for the assault. Nevertheless, because the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, assaults by Islamic State group militants towards them have elevated. The rise has raised the potential for a wider battle between the 2 extremist teams.
IS maintains a robust presence within the jap province of Nangarhar and considers the Taliban an enemy. It has claimed a number of assaults towards them, together with a number of killings within the provincial capital of Jalalabad.
Assaults in Kabul have to date been uncommon, however in latest weeks IS has proven indicators it’s increasing its footprint past the east and nearer towards the capital. On Friday, Taliban fighters raided an IS hideout simply north of Kabul in Parwan province. The raid got here after an IS roadside bomb wounded 4 Taliban fighters within the space.
© 2021 The Canadian Press
