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One week after an ISIS bombing in northern Afghanistan killed 46 people inside a mosque, an attack Friday caused at least 37 casualties at another Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar, multiple outlets report.
A reporter stationed in Kandaharshared with Reutersthat local eyewitnesses said there were multiple suicide bombers, adding to the news outlet: “The situation is very bad. Mirwais hospital is messaging and calling on young people to give blood” for the injured.
More than 70 people were wounded in the bombing,BBC News reported, noting that Friday prayers are the most attended weekly services.
A Taliban spokesperson confirmed the explosion to theAssociated Pressand said there is an ongoing investigation.
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One eyewitness, 40, who survived the attack toldThe Washington Post, “First I heard gunfire and then explosions followed. Blood was everywhere.” Another 26-year-old told the outlet, “Everyone is shocked. Shiites in Kandahar were never attacked before.”
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Earlier this week, PresidentJoe Bidenmet virtually with G20 Leaders, discussing Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts.
The White House said in astatement, “The United States remains committed to working closely with the international community and using diplomatic, humanitarian and economic means to address the situation in Afghanistan and support the Afghan people.”
source: people.com
