Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion went off Friday among Shiite Muslim worshippers at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding at least 100 people, a Taliban police official said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province, but militants from the Islamic State group have a long history of attacking Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority.

Dost Mohammad Obaida, the deputy police chief for Kunduz province, said that the “majority of them have been killed.” He said the attack may have been carried out by a suicide bomber who mingled among the worshipers.

“I assure our Shiite brothers that the Taliban are prepared to ensure their safety,” Obaida said, adding that an investigation was underway.



People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz, province northern Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. A powerful explosion in the mosque frequented by a Muslim religious minority in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban's spokesman said. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)


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[bearsfootball516]

1. Awful. And thank God we got out of there.

[spike jones]

4. It is a religious war, Sunni vs Shiite. It has been going on for 1389 years.

God seems to be part of the problem. Thank Joe Biden we got out.

[Dopers_Greed]

2. I can already see the mainstream greedia

Pushing for us to re-invade.

[JI7]

3. Will you see the outrage as there was with the Cartoons ?

[maxsolomon]

5. I am pretty sure I know what you are referring to.

And I don't know why it is relevant to an internecine terror attack in Afghanistan.

[maxsolomon]

6. Now the Taliban has to provide security to the nation they recently terrorized themselves.

100 dead at their mosque is not an auspicious start.

Certainly interesting to hear Sunni Terrorists call Shiites "brothers", however. Their press releases are getting better.

[msongs]

7. can't blame the US anymore for their religions nt

[TomSlick]

8. My expectation is that Shiite afghans will be attacked by the Taliban,

whether or not they claim responsibility.

Nevertheless, this is not our fight. It is up to the Afghans to decide whether they are willing to tolerate rule by the Taliban. There are plenty of weapons in Afghanistan to start a revolt and I am sure the CIA would provide more.

[speaktruthtopower]

9. Only poisoned minds would do this..

hoping the Taliban will bring them to justice.

[maxsolomon]

10. The Taliban cannot deliver Justice

because they are terrorists also.

[Sapient Donkey]

11. So, what happens if this goes really sideways and these ISIS-k people take over large amounts

of territory and it becomes another Iraq/Syria situation in which they attract large numbers of foreign fighters to spread their new caliphate? Does the US and allies go back in there? Work with the Taliban? That seems unlikely to go over well there or here. Leave it to the regional powers Iran, Pakistan, and China?

Should be interesting to see how things play out over the next year or so.