At least 20 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a horrific explosion between prayers at a mosque in Khairkhana area on Wednesday evening. Police said a large number of casualties were reported in the blast, but did not confirm their number.
5 children among the injured:
According to local media reports, the blast took place in the Sar-e-Kotal Khairkhana area of Kabul city. Kabul Security Department spokesman Khalid Zadran said the army had reached the area. Meanwhile, Kabul’s emergency hospital informed on Twitter that 27 people had come to the hospital with injuries in the blast. At the same time, 5 children, including a 7-year-old child, were among the injured.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast yet:
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast yet. At the same time, pictures of an Islamic cleric Amir Mohammad Kabuli are going viral on social media and it is being claimed that he was killed in the blast.
Taliban plea – we are not a threat, help:
On the first anniversary of the recapture of Afghanistan, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki urged the world community to cooperate with the Taliban government. Muttaki said, we all should work together to take advantage of this opportunity. Muttaki, while highlighting the Doha Agreement, said that Afghanistan is not a threat to any country, including the US.
The blast took place in the mosque of the Shia community:
Eight people were killed and 18 others were injured when a vehicle exploded during a mourning meeting for the Shia community in the Afghan capital in the month of Muharram. The blast took place near a mosque in the Sarkariz area of Kabul. IS had claimed responsibility for the blast.
Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said, “Many people had gathered here for Muharram. During this, two explosions took place. The explosive devices were kept in a vehicle, which IS claimed responsibility. His intention was to target the people of Shia Hazara community.
The first blast took place in the Imam Mohammad Baker area, which is the Zenana Mosque located in the Sar-e-Kareez area of Kabul. The area where the second blast took place is a residential area. IS said in its statement that 20 people were killed and injured. This area is one of the congested areas of Kabul.
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