2022 Kabul mosque bombing
Part of the Afghanistan conflict
Kabul is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Date29 April 2022
Deaths10–50+
Injured~30

On 29 April 2022, a bombing occurred at a Sunni mosque in western Kabul, Afghanistan during the early afternoon of 29 April 2022, killing at least 10 people.[1]

Background

The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks occurring in April 2022, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Many of the attacks were claimed by the Islamic State and its affiliates, and most of them targeted Shi'a and Sufi civilians. At least 70 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest waves of attacks in the country since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.[2][3] The deadliest of the previous attacks was the bombing in Kunduz.

The worshippers had congregated at the mosque for Dhikr prayers, which are considered to be heretical (bidʻah) by some radical Sunni groups.[4]

Attack

The bombing occurred around 2:00 pm at the Khalifa Aga Gul Jan Mosque in Kabul, where hundreds of congregants were gathered for prayers.[5] Interior ministry spokesman Mohammad Nafi Takor confirmed ten fatalities. Sayed Fazil Agha, the mosque's leader, said more than 50 died.[6] Police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said as many as 30 people were wounded.[7]

Agha and a number of witnesses said the attack was committed by suicide bombers.[6] The terrorist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[8]

Reactions

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the attack and vowed justice.

The United Nations condemned the bombing as "heinous" and "yet another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan who continue to be exposed to unremitting insecurity and violence". Mette Knudsen, the U.N. secretary general's deputy special representative for Afghanistan, called it "despicable".[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blast at Kabul mosque kills more than 50 worshippers". The Guardian. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people". AP NEWS. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Goldbaum, Christina; Rahim, Najim (22 April 2022). "Mosque Explosion Kills 33 as Deadly Week in Afghanistan Continues". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Kabul, Reuters in (29 April 2022). "Blast at Kabul mosque kills more than 50 worshippers". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Afghanistan: At least 10 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Blast kills more than 50 at Kabul mosque, its leader says". Reuters. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people". AP NEWS. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "ISIS claims attack on Kabul mosque". May 2022.
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