By Mohammad Yunus Yawar
KABUL -A bomb exploded in a busy buying road in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday and at the least 22 folks had been injured, hospital officers and witnesses mentioned.
The blast occurred in a western district of the town the place members of the minority Shi’ite Muslim group repeatedly meet.
Video footage posted on-line confirmed ambulances dashing to the scene, which can be close to bus stations.
A spokesman for the Taliban inside ministry mentioned an investigation staff was on the blast website to assist the wounded and assess casualties.
No militant group instantly claimed duty for the assault, which got here forward of Ashura, a commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, which is marked primarily by Shi’ite Muslims.
On Friday, at the least eight folks had been killed and 18 injured in a blast in Kabul carried out by Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group.
IS doesn't management any territory in Afghanistan however does have lethal sleeper cells which have been focusing on spiritual minorities within the nation in addition to Taliban patrols.
Sunni Muslim Taliban authorities, who took over Afghanistan in August final 12 months after a two-decade insurgency, have mentioned they would offer extra safety for Shi’ite mosques and different services.
Sayed Kazum Hojat, a Shi’ite spiritual scholar in Kabul, mentioned the Taliban authorities had ramped up safety forward of Ashura however ought to enhance vigilance for any threats.
No up-to-date census information exists, however estimates put the dimensions of Afghanistan’s Shi’ite group at between 10-20% of the 39 million inhabitants, together with Persian-speaking Tajiks and Pashtuns in addition to Hazaras.
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