On Wednesday, October 5, an explosion occurred at the Ministry of Interior mosque in Afghanistan, resulting in several deaths and injuries. According to local press reports, the explosion happened as employees gathered at the Ministry of Interior mosque for prayer. As reported by Afghanistan International, Taliban Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdunafe Takur confirmed the explosion […]
On Wednesday, October 5, an explosion occurred at the Ministry of Interior mosque in Afghanistan, resulting in several deaths and injuries.
According to local press reports, the explosion happened as employees gathered at the Ministry of Interior mosque for prayer.
As reported by Afghanistan International, Taliban Ministry of Interior spokesperson Abdunafe Takur confirmed the explosion inside the ministry’s mosque but did not provide details or the number of injured and killed.
Qatari channel Al Jazeera, citing its source in the Taliban law enforcement agencies, reported that 25 people died as a result of the explosion, and dozens were injured.
However, Taliban representatives have not officially provided exact figures. It is also unclear whether any high-ranking officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior were killed or injured.
No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at the ministry. Previously, most terrorist attacks in the country were carried out by the ISIS group.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated at a meeting with the European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas Niklasson the day before the explosion that “today ISIS and other similar groups have received a ‘crushing blow’ in this country.”