An explosion occurred near the Eidgah mosque in Kabul, the Afghan capital. Local media reported this, stating that a ceremony was underway in the mosque in memory of the mother of the Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. A shooting would have been heard following the explosion. The Mujahid himself tweeted explaining that “a bomb exploded near the entrance to the Eidgah mosque killing a number of civilians.”
Suspicions about Isis
Responsibility for the attack has not yet been claimed. However, since the Taliban regained power in mid-August, attacks by Islamic State militants against them have increased, and consequently the risk of a conflict between the two extremist groups has also increased.
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“At the moment 4 patients received in our hospital”. He wrote it on Twitter Emergency. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid reported a bomb near the mosque on Twitter, speaking of the “death of various civilians”.
Three suspected Isis-K members executed
Three corpses were exhibited by the Taliban in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. This was reported by the Bakhtar news agency. A Taliban spokesman confirmed the news to the DPA agency, arguing that it is not clear who is behind the killings, while local sources have claimed that they are three suspects affiliated with Isis-K, the Afghan branch of the self-styled Islamic State, “executed “By the Taliban. Two of the bodies were hanged in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, and a third in the district of Chaparhar. Last week, the image of the bodies of four other men, all accused by the Taliban of being kidnappers, hung in various locations in Herat, western Afghanistan, caused horror. On one of the corpses, the Taliban had placed a warning sign: “Anyone who dares to kidnap someone will be punished in this way”.