ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State group has claimed accountability for a lethal capturing this week concentrating on members of the nation’s minority Shiite group inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six folks. The militant group stated in a press release posted on its Telegram web site late on Tuesday that one in all its members attacked a “Shiite temple” in Herat province with machine-gun fireplace.The assault, which came about on Monday night time within the district of Guzara, additionally left one particular person wounded. The attacker fled the scene. The Taliban Inside Ministry has stated that an investigation is underway. Native media reported that the mosque’s imam was amongst these killed. The UN mission in Afghanistan condemned the assault, saying a toddler was among the many victims. It known as for pressing accountability for perpetrators and safety measures for Shiite communities. Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai stated on the social media platform X that he thought of”this terrorist act towards all non secular and human requirements.” Pakistan’s overseas affairs ministry stated on Wednesday that “the folks and authorities of Pakistan lengthen their heartfelt condolences to the folks of Afghanistan.” “Our ideas and prayers are with the victims and their households on this hour of grief,” it stated. The assertion added that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its kinds. The IS affiliate in Afghanistan is a significant Taliban rival and incessantly targets colleges, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas all through the nation. The Taliban seized energy in Afghanistan in August 2021, over the past weeks of the chaotic departure of US and Nato troops from the nation after 20 years of conflict. Regardless of preliminary guarantees of a extra reasonable stance, the Taliban progressively reimposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic legislation, or Shariah, as they did throughout their earlier rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
