This is likely the work of the Islamic State. The Qur’an forbids a Muslim to kill another Muslim (4:92), so it has become relatively common for rival factions to pronounce takfir against each other, that is, declare the other group non-Muslim. Then they can lawfully be killed.
“Deadly Blast Hits Afghan Mosque During Memorial Service For Taliban Official,” by Ayaz Gul, VOA News, June 8, 2023:
ISLAMABAD — A bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony Thursday for the Taliban provincial deputy governor who was assassinated in an Islamic State group attack this week.
The explosion in the provincial capital of Faizabad killed at least 11 worshipers and wounded more than 30 others, the Taliban-led Afghan interior ministry said on Twitter. Moazuddin Ahmadi, the head of the area information office, told VOA by phone that a former Taliban police chief of the nearby northern Baghlan province was also among the dead.
Witnesses reported that the powerful blast had inflicted many casualties on the worshipers inside the packed mosque, fearing a much higher death toll.
A mainstream Afghan news channel, TOLO news, reported that at least 15 bodies and about 50 wounded were brought to the main hospital in Faizabad.
On Tuesday, Badakhshan’s deputy governor, Molvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, was being driven to work in Faizabad when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into his vehicle. The ensuing blast killed Ahmadi and his driver, while 10 people were injured.
The Islamic State group claimed the car bomb attack was carried out by its Afghan affiliate, Islamic State Khorasan. The mountainous Afghan province borders China, Tajikistan and Pakistan….
Barbara says
Does this mean the Afghan people are fighting back against the Talban?
Kayode Oyelekan says
There is no peace to the wicked says the Holy Bible. When they are fighting among themselves it is a plus for God of peace
Steven RSA says
I see no problem here. It is like Ebola killing Marburg.
Keith O says
Alien V Predator?
DHZ says
This is the kind of event that repels Western media coverage. There is no way to blame Israel, colonialism, capitalism, Islamophobia or racism.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
IS-K vs Taliban: who should we be rooting for? 😈
Keith O says
Whoever is the most efficient at arranging a meeting with allah for the opposition!
Tatanka says
Good, let hem kill each other, the more the better.
I just feel bad for the poor women and girls.
Athmanathan Seetharaman says
Rightly said. The entire Muslim men’s population will fight each other and exterminate the community. Good for their women. Good for the world.
somehistory says
mozlums see no value in the life of others, no matter what those others believe. mozlums view murder as the highest form of worship of their false god and fake prophet; even when they are murdering other mozlums.
Doing the desires of their “father, satan the devil.” That demon began as a liar and a murderer, and they follow willingly in his evil ways.
What a bunch of losers.
Linde B. says
To somehistory- In my opinion, these aren’t just losers. They suffer from a mental illness called
“Islamism”. And the only cure for this mental illness that I know of is
the Triune God. +
somehistory says
No, they aren’t “just losers.” They are murderers, rapists, liars, thieves, extortioners, psychopaths, and children of satan.
All of those things make them “losers.” They have burned their consciences so that doing wrong doesn’t cause them to feel any shame, grief, remorse, or the need to make things right.
They know full well that what they are doing is unacceptable to the rest of the world, the part that still has a sense of right and wrong, morality, ethics, etc., and is willing to hold people accountable for wrongs committed. If they were not aware of these things, they wouldn’t try to hide their wrongs and they wouldn’t lie to keep from being punished. They also would make up *reasons* for murdering others.
somehistory says
Wouldn’t make up reasons. They wouldn’t fabricate being offended, insulted or any other thing they claim as a *reason* for murder.
James Lincoln says
somehistory says,
“They know full well that what they are doing is unacceptable to the rest of the world”
Yes they do – but do it anyway.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Linde, there’s no such thing as “islamism”. It’s a Western invention used to pretend that there are 2 islams: one that includes jihad, shariah, islamic supremacy & so on, and then, the vanilla “islam” that’s just the 5 pillars islam, and little more
The best illustration of this – find out whether there are any Arabic, Urdu, Turkish or Farsi translations of “islamism” that is different from “islam”
abu taleb says
Muslims usually say that this is fake news created by the enemies of Islam. Actually, they are not burying their heads in the sand, they are just lying because there is no argument to defend Islam in this case. So just lie and blame the enemies of Islam for creating fake news.
They clearly have no conscience because they know the truth but they prefer to lie to cover up the evil of Islam.
OLD GUY says
Islam teaches killing of anyone you disagree with or who you feel offended by.
Islam is NOT a religion!
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and muslims gotta kill. Never heard anything about this attack from any mainstream news program.
kuhnkat@yahoo.com says
I would guess that Iran has organized some resistance to the Sunni Taliban by their Shiite brethren. While muslims are not allowed to kill other muslims, they are encouraged to kill apostates. Sunni and Shiite see the other as apostates due to their several differences in belief.