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Mosque Attack: IS Cannot Foment ‘Sectarian Divisions’ in Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Afghan top officials say Islamic State (IS) or Daesh militant group cannot foment sectarian divisions by targeting shi’ite mosques in Afghanistan.

On Thursday, at least five people were killed including a tribal elder, Ramazan Hussain Zada and 10 more were injured in suicide attack on Al-Zahra mosque in capital Kabul.

The Deputy Minister of Interior, Murad Ali Murad said that they were aware of the threat but “it was not known which mosque and when it is going to be attacked.”

IS claimed responsibility for the attack as the group targeted shia rituals on number of occasion in the past.

The government officials said such kind of attacks cannot create sectarian schism in the country.

“Daesh have attacked Hazaras and shia rituals in the past as well, but people have been united even further, shia and sunni are brothers and equal,” said Mohammad Mohaqiq, Second Deputy of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah.

The Presidential Palace also condemned the attack in a statement. It said Afghan people will stand alongside each other and such kind of attacks could not harm Afghan unity.

Following the attack, President Ashraf Ghani also offered condolences to Mohaqiq, Vice President Sarwar Danish and head of High Peace Council, Karim Khalili in a telephone call. 

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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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