Islam’s Civil War

Afghanistan: Deadly attack hits Kunduz mosque during Friday prayers

A suicide bomber has targeted a mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz during Friday prayers, killing at least 50 people, local officials say.

Images on social media showed bodies and debris inside the mosque, used by the minority Shia Muslim community.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sunni Muslim extremists, including the local Islamic State (IS) group, have targeted the Shia community because they consider them to be heretics.

Sunni v Shia civil war.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam, Islam and violence, Islam's Civil War

Islamic State bombs Taliban convoys in eastern Afghanistan

The Islamic State’s Khorasan Province has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that targeted Taliban convoys throughout the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The group claims that 35 Taliban members were killed or wounded in the attacks, though the casualty figures could not be independently verified.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inAfghanistan, Islam and tribalism, Islam's Civil War, Islamic State, Taliban