At least 100 people were killed or wounded in an explosion at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, according to reports.
The Friday explosion took place at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province. The deputy police chief for Kunduz province, Dost Mohammad Obaida, said that most of the victims died.
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The blast occurred during the mosque’s Friday prayer service, when members of the Shiite religious sect generally turn out in large numbers.
ISIS took credit for the attack, according to the Associated Press. The attack will likely result in the most casualties in an attack since U.S. and NATO forces left Afghanistan at the end of August amid the Taliban’s takeover.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a “large number” of worshippers were injured or killed in the explosion. He noted that Taliban special forces would be investigating.
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The Taliban, now that they’re running the government, are being forced to grapple with threats from ISIS-K, the local Islamic State affiliate.
Several ISIS-K insurgents were killed earlier this week when Taliban forces raided a hideout in Kabul, Afghanistan, after a previous bombing, this one outside the Eid Gah mosque, killed five people.
