An explosion at a Kabul mosque claimed at least eight people

At least eight people killed and 20 were injured in a massive explosion on Sunday in front of the second largest mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul. This was reported by al-Jazeera news television, citing a source from local security services. The last farewell to the deceased mother of the prominent figure and chief spokesman of the ruling Taliban Zabihullah Mujahidei radical movement has just taken place at the Id Gah Mosque. The blast occurred near a large crowd of civilians who had gathered at the entrance to the mosque. Among the victims are allegedly only civilians, not militants and Taliban officials. Zabihullah Mujahide published information about the last farewell on Twitter on Saturday and invited “all people and friends” to it. Witnesses say that after the explosion, shots were fired from around the mosque, allegedly between Taliban fighters and militants from the Afghan branch of the so-called Islamic State (IS) According to al-Jazeera, three suspects were detained in connection with the explosion. The target of the attack was allegedly Taliban officials who came to say goodbye to Mujahideen’s mother, especially representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Taliban caretaker government. No one immediately reported the attack. However, since mid-August, when the fundamentalist Taliban movement took power in Afghanistan, the number of attacks by IS jihadists has increased, raising fears of a wider conflict between the two rival militant groups.