An explosion at a Shiite mosque in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif has killed at least 10 and injured 32, Gawsuddin Anwari, head of a hospital for the treatment of victims, told CNN.
Anwari said the hospital “received 10 dead and more than 32 injured” after an explosion at the Seh Dokan mosque during afternoon prayers.
The ISIS-affiliated group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, according to statements shared by Telegram and SITE Intelligence Group.
The terrorist group has been responsible for thousands of deaths since its inception in 2015.
She claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at Kabul airport in August last year that killed more than 170 people, as well as a series of attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad in September.
Separately, a bomb on a bicycle exploded near a Taliban military van in the city of Kunduz, killing at least five people and leaving 21 others injured, a local official said.
CNN gave the source anonymity because he was not authorized to speak in the minutes. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of writing.
Another separate blast in Kabul left two children injured, according to Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul police.
The attacks came after blasts struck schools in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing six.
“Today, more explosions shook Afghanistan, hit the Shiite mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, and again the Khazar community is a victim,” Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, wrote on Twitter.
“Systematic targeted attacks on overcrowded schools and mosques call for an immediate investigation, responsibility and an end to such human rights abuses.
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