Several civilians died in a bomb blast at the entrance to a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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According to the AP, the attack was reported by Zabíhullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the radical Islamist movement Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan in August after the withdrawal of foreign troops. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
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“The blast this afternoon targeted civilian gatherings near the entrance to a mosque in Kabul, killing several,” Mujahid said on Twitter.
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A bomb blast rocked a gathering of civilians near the entrance of the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul this afternoon, leaving a number of civilians dead.
– Zabihullah (..ذبــــیح الله م) (@ Zabehulah_M33) October 3, 2021
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The AP recalls that since the Taliban returned to power in mid-August, the number of attacks by fighters in the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization has increased in Afghanistan. The group maintains a strong position in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar and considers the Taliban to be its enemy. She claimed responsibility for several previous attacks in the provincial center of Jalalabad, attacks in Kabul were still rare.
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At the end of August, an IS suicide attack at Kabul Airport claimed the lives of dozens of local people and 13 American soldiers.
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