- Saturday, a bomb went off on a busy shopping street in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
- At least eight people were killed and 22 were hurt, according to hospital staff and witnesses.
- The bomb went off in the west of the city, in an area where Shi’ite Muslims, a minority group, often get together.
The blast in Kabul resulted in eight deaths and twenty injuries. Bomb exploded in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. Hospital workers and witnesses report 8 deaths and 22 injuries.
The bomb exploded in the city’s west, where Shi’ite Muslims congregate. Sunni Muslim terrorist organisation Islamic State claimed responsibility via Telegram.
A senior medical officer at a private hospital said that at least eight people died and 22 were hurt.
Interior Ministry spokesman: An investigative team is at the bomb scene to treat the wounded and count casualties.
Ambulances raced to the area near bus stops, according to online footage.
The incident occurred before Ashura, a Shi’ite festival commemorating the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein.
Friday, Islamic State caused an explosion in Kabul that killed at least eight people and hurt 18 others. go to site
Islamic State doesn’t control any land in Afghanistan, but it does have sleeper cells that have been attacking religious minorities and Taliban patrols.
In August of last year, after fighting for 20 years, the Sunni Muslim Taliban took over Afghanistan. They have said that they will do more to protect Shi’ite mosques and other places.
Sayed Kazum Hojat, a Shi’ite religious scholar in Kabul, said that the Taliban government had tightened security before Ashura, but they should be even more careful.
There are no recent census numbers, but it is thought that between 10 and 20% of Afghanistan’s 39 million people are Shi’ite. This includes Persian-speaking Tajiks, Pashtuns, and Hazaras.
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