2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing
2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing | |
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Part of the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State and the Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
![]() ![]() 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing (Afghanistan) | |
Location | Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 36°42′43″N 67°06′35″E / 36.71206769247149°N 67.10971538524639°ECoordinates: 36°42′43″N 67°06′35″E / 36.71206769247149°N 67.10971538524639°E |
Date | 21 April 2022 11:55 (AFT (UTC+04:30)) |
Target | Shias |
Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 31 |
Injured | 87 |
Perpetrators | ![]() |
On 21 April 2022, a powerful bomb rocked the Shia Seh Dokan mosque[1] in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 87 others. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility via Telegram.[2][3]
Worshippers were performing the Zuhr prayer inside the mosque when the bomb exploded.[4] Authorities counted 31 dead and at least 87 injured, six of whom were wounded critically.[4]
The bombing was part of a series of attacks on the same day, including two explosions targeting Taliban officers in Kunduz and Khogyani District and a bombing that injured two Shia children in Kabul.[4][5]
Background[]
The Islamic State said the attack on the Mazar-e-Sharif mosque was carried out using a remote-controlled booby trapped bag when the building was packed with worshipers. The group called the attack part of an ongoing global campaign to "avenge" the deaths of its former leader and spokesman.[6]
Afghanistan has seen a sharp rise in bombings since the Taliban came to power. Earlier, a bomb blast rocked a high school in the Shiite-populated area of Dasht-e-Barchi, several kilometers from Kabul.[7]
Reactions[]
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in his statement said that he strongly condemned the bomb blast in the mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif and conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Afghanistan.[8]
- The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran offered condolences to the families of the dead and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured. A statement issued by the Iranian embassy in Kabul said that "once again the blood of Muslim and fasting people of Afghanistan was shed during the holy month of Ramadan by the criminal and unclean hands of terrorists".[9][10]
- UN special envoy Richard Bennett called the attacks on the Hazara community "systematic" and called for "immediate investigation, accountability and an end to such human rights abuses."[10]
- Hezbollah and the Taliban have also condemned the terrorist attack in Afghanistan.[9]
See also[]
- Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2022
- April 2022 Kabul school bombing
- September 2022 Kabul school bombing
- 2022 Kunduz mosque bombing
- 28 April 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif bombings
References[]
- ^ Reuters (21 April 2022). "At least 14 dead as blasts rock Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz city in Afghanistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Reuters (21 April 2022). "Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Northern Afghanistan". Reuters. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan: 'Blood and fear everywhere' after deadly IS blast". Yahoo! News. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "String of Bombings in Afghanistan Kills 17, Injures 52". VOA. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Several dead after multiple bombing attacks across Afghanistan". UPI. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan: 'Blood and fear everywhere' after deadly IS blast". BBC News. 21 April 2022.
- ^ Mehrdad, Ezzatullah (27 May 2021). "School Bombing Latest Tragedy for Afghanistan's Hazaras". The Diplomat. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "PM Strongly Condemns Bomb Blast In Mazar-i-Sharif Mosque". UrduPoint.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "افغانستان، مزار شریف کے شہداء کی تعداد میں اضافہ، ایران اور حزب اللہ کی مذمت". Sahar Urdu. 21 April 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lalzoy, Najibullah (22 April 2022). "UN, Iran Condemn Explosion on Shiite Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif". The Khaama Press News Agency – via www.khaama.com.
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