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Simultaneous Suicide Attacks Target Mosques in Kabul, Ghor Provinces

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Two simultaneous suicide attacks targeted mosques in Kabul and Ghor provinces late on Friday, officials confirm.

In the first incident, a suicide bomber has detonated explosives inside Imam Zaman mosque located in PD13 of Kabul city.

Afghanistan Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced at least 39 people were killed and 45 others including women and children were wounded in the incident.

The spokesman of MoI, Najib Danish has confirmed the incident, saying the blast was a suicide attack which took place inside the mosque.

President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah have strongly condemned the attack.

The so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility behind the attack saying it carried out the attack on Kabul’s Imam Zaman mosque, but provided no evidence for the claim.

In the second incident, a suicide attacker has also targeted worshipers in a mosque in Dawlina district of Ghor province in west of Afghanistan.

Provincial police spokesman Iqbal Nezami told Ariana News that the target was an famous ALP commander and his men.

The spokesman of Ghor governor, Abdul Hay Khatibi said at least 20 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in Ghor mosque attack.

However, no group including Taliban and IS group have claimed responsibility for the Ghor mosque attack so far.

In the meantime, Atta Muhammad Noor, the governor of Balkh has also condemned the attack and urged the government to take serious measures and bring needed reforms in the security institutions of the country.

The so-called Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh has previously targeted mosques in Kabul and other provinces.

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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.

Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.

The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.

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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.

Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.

This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.

Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.

Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.

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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.

Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.

According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.

This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.

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