Afghanistan Blast: ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For Attack On Shia Mosque In Kunduz, UNSC Condemns Violence

Shia Mosque Attack: Reiterating the need to combat the terrorist acts 'by all means', the UNSC condemned Kunduz attack in Afghanistan.

Inside the dilapidated Kunduz Mosque. (Image: Twitter/ @AJPlus)

A major was reported at a Shia mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Friday evening that killed close to 100 people, as per AFP. This is the country's worst attack since the Taliban took over.

The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack through its Telegram channels which said that an ISIS-K suicide bomber “detonated an explosive vest amid a crowd” of Shia worshippers.

“I assure our Shia brothers that the Taliban are prepared to ensure their safety,” Dost Mohammad Obaida, the deputy police chief for Kunduz province told Al Jazeera.

UNSC Condemns Terror Attack

The United Nations Security Council has condemned the attack in a statement. It said that "UNSC underlines the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice."

UNSC condemns terrorist attack on a Shia mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan preceding recent attacks against religious institutions in the country. We underline the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice pic.twitter.com/u6OlNjrs7o

— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2021

"The attack, which was claimed by Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)... resulted in more than 100 casualties killed and wounded," it read.

"The members of the Security Council reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomever committed. They reaffirmed the need for all States to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts," the statement further read.