Anas al-Khorasani and Abu Ali al-Blushi as seen in a photo released by ISIS’ Amaq.
ISIS branch in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), has claimed responsibility for the October 15 Kandahar city bombing which targeted Shiite worshippers at the Imam Bargah mosque.
In a statement released by its news agency, Amaq, the terrorist group said that the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers “Anas al-Khorasani” and “Abu Ali al-Blushi”. According to Amaq, the two bombers blew up their suicide belts amid the Shiite worshippers inside the mosque after bypassing the Taliban’s security measures and killing the mosque’s guards.
ISIS-K mocked the Taliban for not revealing the death toll from the attack. Afghan sources said that between 30 and 60 people were killed. Dozens others were wounded.
Death toll for yesterday's ISKP attack in Kandahar currently stands around 50. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/jq7I9ZgUg7
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) October 16, 2021
Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban and Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in the group’s Interim Government, condemned the attack and said that work is underway to arrest the perpetrators.
Exactly a week earlier, more than 50 Shiite worshippers of the Persian-speaking Hazaras minority were killed when a suicide bomber of ISIS-K blew himself up in Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in Kunduz city.
ISIS-K repeated attacks on Shiites mosques raises some serious questions about the measures the Taliban is supposedly taking to protect the minority. The group’s new regime will have to prove that it has the will and the ability to protect all Afghans before seeking international recognition.
The US is try start a religious war in Afghanistan
Shias militias need to start defending the innocent Shia children and women.
its time TAliban should include Shia muslim in security to help Taliban fight this ISIL scum and secure the area and help taliban in security. Taliban has to increase thier security network and let shia muslim be allowed in army to maintain stability. Shia muslim is the only one whom taliban can trust for security help.