The Islamic State claims the attack against the Shiite minority in Afghanistan that has left at least 62 dead

• Afghanistan Terrorism adds another killing Friday in Afghanistan: 62 dead in Kandahar

The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) today claimed responsibility for the

at a mosque in the

southern Afghan

city ​​of

that killed at least

"Dozens of renegade polytheists were killed and wounded in a double martyrdom operation that targeted a temple of theirs in Kandahar," ISIS said in a statement.

"Two knights of martyrdom (...) rushed towards the largest temples of

in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, and as soon as they arrived one of them fired at the guards," the note said. .

The IS added that the "first martyr detonated his explosive vest against an agglomeration of polytheists in the lobby of the temple, while the second detonated his explosive vest in the middle of the temple."

"The two explosions caused the fall of dozens of renegades dead and wounded, as well as great destruction in the temple," the note concluded.

The attack took place this Friday at the

the largest temple of the Shiite minority in Kandahar, where hundreds of faithful gathered for Friday prayers, and caused at least 62 deaths and 62 injuries, according to

The Taliban launched a special operation against IS in several provinces of the country a few weeks ago, especially in Kabul and its stronghold in the eastern region of

, to end what has become the main threat of the new Islamist government.

The IS had already perpetrated

especially against the Hazara, although in today's case some of the victims also belonged to the Pashtun ethnic group, the majority in the country, and itself. of the Taliban.

The jihadist group has multiplied its attacks in Afghanistan since the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan shortly before midnight on August 31, although the largest of them occurred on August 26 against the Kabul airport, which caused about 170 deaths.

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