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Daesh claims responsibility for Afghan mosque suicide bombing

Agencies and A News ASIA
Published June 10,2023
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Daesh militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 13 people, including senior Taliban commander Safiullah Samim.

More than 30 others were wounded in the attack on Thursday inside a mosque in the city of Faizabad.

According to a purported Daesh statement published late Friday, a militant entered a crowd of Taliban at a mourning ceremony in Faizabad and detonated his explosive vest. The statement also claims a higher number of casualties.

The attacked ceremony was held to pay homage to a senior Taliban official killed by the militants two days earlier.

The claim of responsibility was posted on a Telegram channel linked to Daish, but the statement's authenticity could not be independently verified.