According to reports the attack on a Mosque during Friday prayers was Afghanistan’s third attack on religious institutions in a week. Reportedly the Taliban have refused an offer from the u.s. to coordinate on Afghan’s security, according to the report Taliban officials and u.s. representatives are meeting for talks this weekend.
Reportedly the attack which is thought to be the work of a suicide bomb mission, according to Ahelbara sends a clear message to the international community that islamic state are far from defeated, putting more pressure on the Taliban. According to the report, in its claim of responsibility the region’s isil affiliate identified the bomber as a uighur muslim protesting against the deportation of Uighurs.
Reportedly, according to a local official atleast 46 people died and more than 140 were wounded, some critically inside the mosque in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan. The region was said to have been a sunni stronghold.