In Balkh province, three kabooms killed at least nine people and injured 15 others on Wednesday, 25th May.
The first two explosions, according to local sources, targeted passenger vehicles in the Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...neighborhood.
An attractive nuisance, to be sure.
The ISIS grabbed credit for the attacks in Mazar-e-Sharif, according to the Aamaq News Agency, which frequently broadcasts ISIS-related propaganda and activity.Additionally, a kaboom at a Traffic square in Kabul’s fourth police district killed at least 30 people and injured others at the Hazrat Zekriya Mosque.
The Emergency hospital said that 22 people had been injured and that 5 of them had died on their way before reaching the hospital.
No group or individual has grabbed credit for the blast in Hazrat Zekriya.
The Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...face a severe security threat from the Khorasan branch of ISIS, which has been active in Afghanistan since 2014.
Since the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan, the group has carried out a series of operations against minorities and Taliban fighters.
More from Khaama Press about the Mazar-e-Sharif explosions:
Security officials in Balkh confirmed the occurrence of three consecutive explosions in Mazar-e-Sharif, yesterday, stating that two of the explosions happened in Mazar-e-Sharif’s district 10th and another occurred in Mazar-e-Sharif’s 5th district.According to local authorities, the first two explosions in the Hazara neighborhood targeted passenger vehicles, killing at least 9 people and wounding 15 others.
Three explosions were confirmed in Mazar-e-Sharif, according to Mohammad Asif Waziri, the spokesman for the Taliban chief of police in Balkh, who said 9 people were killed and 15 others were injured.
According to Mohammad Asif Waziri, minibuses in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif were targeted and explosive materials were embedded inside the vehicles.