{"id":883851,"date":"2021-10-15T16:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=883851"},"modified":"2021-10-15T16:14:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T20:14:32","slug":"afghanistan-suicide-bombing-leaves-47-dead-70-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-suicide-bombing-leaves-47-dead-70-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Leaves 47 Dead, 70 Wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafghanistan-suicide-bombing-leaves-47-dead-70-wounded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=883851&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At least 47 people have been killed and 70 wounded in a suicide attack on Friday at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, according to reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attack happened as a group of Muslims were praying Friday at a mosque in Kandahar province. Original Taliban<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/15\/asia\/mosque-blast-kandahar-intl\/index.html\"> reports<\/a> said that the death toll was around 30, but the count has now been increased to nearly 50.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attack was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/afghanistan-religion-taliban-kandahar-6023098d035e41c7ba5bf518d93d9f01\">described<\/a> by the Associated Press as \u201cthe deadliest day since the U.S. military withdrawal.\u201d With no group yet claiming responsibility for the bombing, a Taliban spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/15\/asia\/mosque-blast-kandahar-intl\/index.html\">has<\/a> promised that the attackers will be \u201cbrought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts think that the Islamic State, which has a history of targeting Shiite Muslims, could be responsible for the attack. Shiite Muslims are a religious minority in Afghanistan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The UN Mission to Afghanistan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNAMAnews\/status\/1448978153087676416\">condemned<\/a> the attacks saying, \u201cTerrorism continues in<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hashtag_click\"> Afghanistan<\/a> with at least 30 killed, scores injured, in suicide attack at<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kandahar?src=hashtag_click\"> Kandahar<\/a>\u2019s largest Shia mosque at time of Friday prayers. UN condemns latest atrocity targeting a religious institution &amp; worshippers. Those responsible need to be held to account.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One witness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/afghan-mosque-hit-by-deadly-suicide-bombing-11634297101\">told<\/a> the Wall Street Journal,\u201cThe prayer had ended. We were preparing to leave the mosque when we heard gunfire outside. A few seconds later, there was a blast inside. I was close to the entrance and managed to escape quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AP also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/afghanistan-religion-taliban-kandahar-6023098d035e41c7ba5bf518d93d9f01\">interviewed<\/a> several witnesses of the bombing who described multiple suicide attackers, one of which was killed by mosque security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother witness, also named Murtaza, was in charge of security at the mosque and said he saw two bombers. He said one detonated explosives outside the gate, and the other was already among the worshippers inside the mosque,\u201d the outlet reported, \u201cHe said the mosque\u2019s security personnel shot another suspected attacker outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes about a week after another suicide bombing carried out by the Islamic State last week, which lead to the deaths of 46 at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to that attack, one Taliban spokesman was asked whether his government would like to work alongside the United States to combat the Islamic State, also known as Daesh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are able to tackle Daesh independently,\u201d Suhail Shaheen <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-taliban-islamabad-middle-east-islamic-state-group-4d419bb70259f93f7165169889d05ff1\">said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other minority religious groups are also facing increased challenges with the Taliban in power. Some advocates are worried about increasing persecution for the country\u2019s approximately 10,000 Christians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are Christians who say we can\u2019t exist anymore in this country. We have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 47 people have been killed and 70 wounded in a suicide attack on Friday at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, according to reports.\u00a0The attack happened as a group of Muslims were praying Friday at a mosque in Kandahar province. Original Taliban reports said that the death toll was around 30, but the count has now been increased to nearly 50.\u00a0The attack was described by the Associated Press as \u201cthe deadliest day since the U.S. military withdrawal.\u201d With no group yet claiming responsibility for the bombing, a Taliban spokesman has promised that the attackers will be \u201cbrought to justice.\u201dSome analysts think that the Islamic State, which has a history of targeting Shiite Muslims, could be responsible for the attack. Shiite Muslims are a religious minority in Afghanistan.\u00a0The UN Mission to Afghanistan condemned the attacks saying, \u201cTerrorism continues in Afghanistan with at least 30 killed, scores injured, in suicide attack at Kandahar\u2019s largest Shia mosque at time of Friday prayers. UN condemns latest atrocity targeting a religious institution &#038; worshippers. Those responsible need to be held to account.\u201d\u00a0One witness told the Wall Street Journal,\u201cThe prayer had ended. We were preparing to leave the mosque when we heard gunfire outside. A few seconds later, there was a blast inside. I was close to the entrance and managed to escape quickly.\u201dThe AP also interviewed several witnesses of the bombing who described multiple suicide attackers, one of which was killed by mosque security.\u00a0\u201cAnother witness, also named Murtaza, was in charge of security at the mosque and said he saw two bombers. He said one detonated explosives outside the gate, and the other was already among the worshippers inside the mosque,\u201d the outlet reported, \u201cHe said the mosque\u2019s security personnel shot another suspected attacker outside.\u201dThe attack comes about a week after another suicide bombing carried out by the Islamic State last week, which lead to the deaths of 46 at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan. \u00a0\u00a0In response to that attack, one Taliban spokesman was asked whether his government would like to work alongside the United States to combat the Islamic State, also known as Daesh.\u00a0\u201cWe are able to tackle Daesh independently,\u201d Suhail Shaheen said.Other minority religious groups are also facing increased challenges with the Taliban in power. Some advocates are worried about increasing persecution for the country\u2019s approximately 10,000 Christians.\u00a0\u201cThere are Christians who say we can\u2019t exist anymore in this country. We have to leave,\u201d said William Stark, a regional manager in South Asia for International Christian Concern.\u00a0\u201cYou have kind of this diaspora, if you will, of the Afghan church in a way. But then you also have people who are dedicated to staying, who feel that their calling is to stay in Afghanistan, regardless of the persecution they\u2019ll face,\u201d he added.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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