Washington: America has condemned the latest attack on Shia mosque Afghanistan‘s kunduz province in which more than 100 people died.
“The United States strongly condemns today’s attack on worshipers during Friday prayers in Kunduz, Afghanistan. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families,” State Department spokesman Ned said. cost said.
“The Afghan people deserve a terror-free future,” Price said.
Islamic State Khurasani The New York Times (NYT) reported that it has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in northern Kunduz province.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said preliminary information indicated that more than 100 people were killed and injured in a suicide blast inside the mosque.
“Today’s incident is part of a disturbing pattern of violence: the third deadly attack this week apparently targeting a religious institution. Islamic State (KP) claimed responsibility for Sunday’s incident next to the Kabul mosque. The attack on a madrasa in Khost on Wednesday is unclaimed,” UNAMA tweeted.
It was the group’s deadliest attack since the August 26 suicide bombing at the international airport in Kabul, which killed about 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers, the NYT reported.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said investigators were working at the blast site.
Since the Taliban’s capture of Afghanistan in mid-August, attacks by ISIL-linked militants against them have increased. The rise in terrorist attacks has raised the possibility of a wider conflict between the two groups.
“The United States strongly condemns today’s attack on worshipers during Friday prayers in Kunduz, Afghanistan. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families,” State Department spokesman Ned said. cost said.
“The Afghan people deserve a terror-free future,” Price said.
Islamic State Khurasani The New York Times (NYT) reported that it has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in northern Kunduz province.
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said preliminary information indicated that more than 100 people were killed and injured in a suicide blast inside the mosque.
“Today’s incident is part of a disturbing pattern of violence: the third deadly attack this week apparently targeting a religious institution. Islamic State (KP) claimed responsibility for Sunday’s incident next to the Kabul mosque. The attack on a madrasa in Khost on Wednesday is unclaimed,” UNAMA tweeted.
It was the group’s deadliest attack since the August 26 suicide bombing at the international airport in Kabul, which killed about 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers, the NYT reported.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said investigators were working at the blast site.
Since the Taliban’s capture of Afghanistan in mid-August, attacks by ISIL-linked militants against them have increased. The rise in terrorist attacks has raised the possibility of a wider conflict between the two groups.
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