One other bomb assault in Kabul with quite a few victims – Muricas News

At the very least two individuals have been killed in a bomb explosion in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood within the Afghan capital of Kabul. A hospital official stated 13 civilians had been injured and brought to a hospital. Initially, nobody claimed duty for the assault within the Pul-e-Sukhta neighborhood and the Taliban authorities didn't remark.

On Friday, the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) claimed duty for a bomb assault in the identical district that killed not less than eight civilians and wounded many. The IS fighters are Sunnis and harbor a lethal hatred of all Shiites. Shiaism is the second largest spiritual present inside Islam after the Sunnis.

In Afghanistan, the Shiites are a minority. They're at the moment making ready for Ashura Day, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. IS has been making assaults in Afghanistan since 2015 and can be preventing the ruling Taliban, who're additionally Sunnis.