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Afghanistan
Mosque Explosion in Afghan Capital Injures 7 People
2022-10-30
The Taliban
...Arabic for students...
security authorities said that a kaboom that took place at a mosque in Kabul, the Afghan capital, resulted in the injuries of 7 people.
The spokesperson of the Taliban police chief office in Kabul, Khalid Zadran, said that the earth-shattering kaboom took place at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon on Friday, October 28, in the Sheikh Mohammad Rohani Mosque.

The explosion took place in Kabul city’s 5th police district as worshippers gathered at the mosque for Friday prayer and dhikr, according to Taliban security official, Zadran.

"Explosive materials were placed inside the mosque, and it went kaboom! after the Friday prayer," Zadran said.

While the Taliban officials stated that the earth-shattering kaboom injured 7 people, local sources in Kabul reported that at least 10 people were maimed as a result of the detonation of the explosives at the mosque.

This explosion has not yet been attributed to any specific person or organization. The deadliest attacks, however, in Kabul, Kunduz, Balkh, Kandahar, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provinces of Afghanistan, have been claimed by the Khorasan branch of ISIS.

The ISIS attacks in Afghanistan have long targeted worshipping places, schools, and other public places where people congregate.

Even though the Taliban has been in power for more than 14 months, despite their officials’ repeated promises to ensure general security, various regions in Afghanistan have been the scene of fatal attacks.


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