Tag: Afghan Mosque Blast

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan had also said in initial reports that over 100 people were killed and wounded. The Taliban have condemned the attack and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) which has stepped up attacks in several Afghan cities since the Taliban seized power in Kabul on August 15, had claimed the deadly suicide attack at Kabul airport on August 26 that killed nearly 170 Afghans and 13 US military personnel.

Kabul: At least 62 people were killed and around 60 others were wounded in two blasts inside a mosque in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan during Friday prayers. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesperson for the Nangarhar governor, confirmed the toll. The mosque is in the Jaw Dara area of the Haska Meyna district of Nangarhar. The incident […]