Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, several civilians dead: Taliban spokesman

Updated : Oct 03, 2021 20:25
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Editorji News Desk

Bomb targeted the entrance of a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul on Sunday leaving a “number of civilians dead”, a Taliban spokesman said.

The bomb targeted the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

However, since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, attacks by Islamic State group militants against them have increased. The rise has raised the possibility of a wider conflict between the two extremist groups.

IS maintains a strong presence in the eastern province of Nangarhar and considers the Taliban an enemy. It has claimed several attacks against them, including several killings in the provincial capital of Jalalabad.

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