At Least 33 Afghans Killed, 43 Injured After Mosque Blast in Kunduz Province

The blast took place just a day after another Afghan mosque was hit by a powerful explosion in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The attack which left at least 30 people dead and 80 injured, was claimed by the Daesh terror organisation.

An explosion has rocked a mosque in the Afghan province of Kunduz, just a day after Daesh* claimed responsibility for a deadly blast in a Mazar-i-Sharif mosque. The head of information and culture department said that the explosion occurred at a mosque in the Imam Sahib District, according to Ariana News.

A Taliban* spokesman has confirmed that at least 33 people were killed and 43 injured in the attack. According to eyewitnesses, the injured people were taken to a local hospital, Tolo News reported.

Ariana News TV channel also stated there are casualties.

"The director of information and culture of the province of Kunduz said that there was an explosion in a mosque in the Imam Sahib district, there are victims," the channel said.

The situation in the country remains tense after the Taliban movement took control over the country and formed a government in September 2021. Now, the radical movement has to fight against the Daesh group, which continues its activities, targeting mosques and other public spaces - many of them belonging to Shiite Muslims, who lie in many regions of Afghanistan.

*Daesh, also known as ISIS/IS/Islamic State, is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other countries.

*The Taliban is under UN sanctions over terrorist activities.