ISLAMABAD: Thee United Nations has said, over 120 people have been killed and wounded in Afghanistan in recent days.
The de-facto Taliban government was urged by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a statement to give minorities more security so they can hold religious celebrations without fear of being attacked. Two consecutive attacks that targeted Shia Muslims in the western portion of Kabul city on Friday and Saturday were blamed on the extremist militia group Islamic State.
Unconfirmed allegations of an attack in Kabul city for the third day in a row surfaced on Sunday.
According to Kabul News, a local station, the most recent explosion in Chandawol, another Shia neighbourhood west of Kabul, was directed towards a bus carrying passengers. The latest attacks occurred as Shia Muslims, a minority religion in the nation, were getting ready for Ashura, which honours the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson.
Islamic State has carried out a number of violent attacks, primarily focusing on religious minority groups, after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
Due to decreased income, currency shortages, and increased food prices, the Taliban victory pushed Afghanistan from a humanitarian crisis to a disaster, leaving millions of Afghans with extreme food insecurity.
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