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Several explosions and shootings occurred on Saturday at a Sikh temple in the capital of Afghanistan, killing one and injuring seven, according to Taliban officials. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Abdul Nafi Tacol, a Taliban spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, attacks a Sikh place of worship known as Gurdwara in Kabul by armed groups, resulting in a gun battle between the attackers and Taliban fighters. He said he continued.
He said a vehicle full of explosives exploded outside the temple, but it did not cause casualties. “First, the shooter threw a grenade, which caused a fire near the gate,” he said.
Kabul police chief spokesman Khalid Zadran said police operations ended after the last attacker was killed hours later. He didn’t say how many attackers were involved.
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Zadran said the attack killed one Sikh, injured seven others, and killed Taliban security forces during rescue operations.
“Security forces were able to control the attack and act swiftly to eliminate the attacker in a short period of time and prevent further casualties,” he said.
A video posted on social media shows a black smoke eruption rising from a temple in the Bagh-e Bala district of Kabul, where you can hear gunshots.
A regional affiliate of the Islamic State Group, known as the Islamic State of Korasan, has recently increased its attacks on mosques and minorities across the country.
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IS affiliates, which have been operating in Afghanistan since 2014, are considered the greatest security challenge facing Afghan Taliban rulers. Since seizing power in Kabul and elsewhere in the country last August, the Taliban have begun a thorough crackdown on IS in eastern Afghanistan.
In March 2020, an Islamic armed group rampaged at a Sikh temple in Kabul, killing 25 worshipers, including children, and injuring eight. As many as 80 worshipers were trapped in Gurdwara when gunmen threw grenades and fired automatic rifles at the crowd.
At the time of the 2020 attack, there were less than 700 Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan. Since then, dozens of families have left, but many cannot afford to move economically and remain in Afghanistan, mainly Kabul, Jalalabad and Ghazni.