A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at the very least six individuals and injuring 13 others, in keeping with native police and the Ministry of Inside Affairs. The explosion occurred on Monday within the Qala-e-Bakhtiar space of southern Kabul.
Among the many victims was a lady, and all these injured had been civilians who had been taken to the hospital for remedy. An investigation is underway, however no group has but claimed accountability for the assault.
Though violence in Afghanistan has decreased for the reason that Taliban took over in 2021, the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate in Khorasan Province stays lively, often focusing on civilians, foreigners, and Taliban officers.
This group is taken into account the most important safety menace in Afghanistan and has additionally focused Shia communities.
Some of the lethal ISIL-linked assaults for the reason that Taliban’s rise to energy occurred in 2022 when a suicide bombing at a Kabul schooling middle killed at the very least 53 individuals, together with 46 ladies and younger ladies.
The final suicide assault claimed by ISIL in Afghanistan was in March, within the metropolis of Kandahar.
Taliban authorities spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid just lately claimed that ISIL had been “suppressed very arduous” and that no teams existed in Afghanistan that would pose a big menace, although Monday’s assault suggests ongoing safety challenges.
(With inputs from AP and Al Jazeera)