Islamabad: The United Nations reported that 120 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured in an explosion in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has urged the Taliban government to provide more security for Afghanistan’s minorities.
The U.N. has also requested to take care to avoid bloodshed during the ‘Ashura’ celebrations according to the Muslim religious tradition. Ashura commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Eight people were killed and 22 injured in an explosion on a busy shopping street in Kabul on Saturday. The explosion occurred during a regular meeting of members of the minority Shia Muslim community. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, three senior commanders of Pak Tehrik-e-Taliban were reportedly killed in an explosion in South East Afghanistan. The terrorists killed are Omar Khalid Khorasani alias Abdul Wali, Hafiz Daulat and Mufti Hasan. Among them, Omar Khalid Khorasani is known to be the most influential and brutal leader of the Pakistan Taliban.
International media reported that while traveling through the Birmal district of the Afghan province of Paktika, the car they were traveling in hit a mine planted on the road and exploded. All three commanders were based in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. The accident happened when they were traveling to Birmalin area.
A ceasefire has been in place between the TTP and the Pakistan Army for the past two months. This is in preparation for further peace talks.
Last Friday and Saturday, there was a series of bombings in the city of Kabul targeting Shia Muslims in the western part of the city of Kabul. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The United Nations has reported that more than 120 people have been killed in all these explosions.
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, ISIS has intensified attacks targeting religious minorities.