Taliban Blames Enemy Intelligence Agencies for Kabul Mosque Attack
Blaming the ‘enemy intelligence organs’ for the attacks, the group said in a statement, “The martyrdom of the Imam of Wazir Muhammad Akbar Khan mosque, the late Muhammad Ayaz Niyazai, the attacks on people inside mosques during Ramadan, bomb blast at a funeral, attack on a maternity ward, destruction of power pylons and damage to public infrastructure are all part of enemy designed malicious plans that are being executed at this sensitive juncture to spread fear, terror and disappointment and to hamper the peace process.”
According to khaama.com website, the statement further said that the Taliban “warns perpetrators behind these attacks that you cannot hide from the Afghan nation and the day is not far when you shall be held to account for each crime, God willing.”
It came after a blast in a mosque during Friday prayers in the western part of capital Kabul killed at least four people and wounded at least eight.
"Explosives placed inside the Sher Shah Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers," said a statement issued by Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, which added that the mosque’s prayer leader Azizullah Mofleh was among those killed.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but a mosque attack earlier this month was claimed by a Daesh (ISILor ISIS) terrorist group affiliate, headquartered in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
