An ISIS terrorist affiliate claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed dozens inside an Afghan mosque on Friday. ISIS-K, the Afghanistan branch of the Syria- and Iraq-terror organization, said one of its members was behind the blast via its Amaq news channel. The individual who was behind the attack was a Uyghur Muslim, the group said. The blast tore through a crowded mosque in the city of Kunduz during Friday noon prayers, the highlight of the Muslim religious week. It was the latest in a series of ISIS bombings and shootings that have targeted Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. Kunduz provincial spokesman Matiullah Rohani told news outlets that at least 46 people died in the blast, adding that more than 100 more were injured. Meanwhile, main Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that “several of our compatriots,” likely referring to Taliban members, were killed and injured in the attack. And the Taliban …
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Bombing That Killed 46 in Afghanistan
October 8, 2021
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