A massive explosion took place on Friday afternoon at a Shia mosque in Kandahar city of Afghanistan. According to initial reports, 32 people died and more than 40 were injured. A Shia mosque has been targeted for the second week in a row during Friday prayers. A similar bomb blast was carried out in Kunduz province last week.
According to the news the blast took place at a mosque in Kandahar's City Police District 1 (PD1). 32 people have been killed and 40 others injured in the blast. No terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The blast in Kandahar is shocking because it is a Taliban stronghold. That is, the stronghold of the ruling Taliban in the country is not safe. The terrorist organization ISIS continues to target Shias because it believes that Shias are traitors of Islam. ISIS supporters are Sunni Muslims.
Earlier on October 8, it happened during Friday prayers at Shia Mosque in Kunduz province. In this, more than 50 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured. The terrorist organization IS-K had claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast was strongly condemned by the United Nations Security Council. The Security Council had said that the masters of terror need to be brought to justice. Terrorism has become an issue of peace and security for the international community.
Taking responsibility for the incident, the IS-K affiliate Amaq News Agency had identified the attacker as an Uyghur Muslim and claimed that the attack targeted both the Shia community and the Taliban as the Taliban forced out Uyghur Muslims under Chinese pressure. Since the withdrawal of US and NATO forces, IS continues to challenge the Taliban's rule, targeting minority Shia communities and shrines.
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