An explosion at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan killed 31 people and injured about 80 on the 21st.
After the explosion, the militant group IS = Islamic State issued a statement admitting the crime.
There was a big explosion on the 21st at the Islamic Shiite mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, a city in northern Afghanistan.
According to local hospitals, 31 people have died and about 80 have been injured so far.
In Afghanistan, it was in Ramadan, the fasting month of Muslims, and it is believed that worship was held at the mosque at that time.
After the explosion, the militant group IS posted a statement on the Internet stating that "combatants detonated a bag of explosives from a distance in a place of worship for pagans, killing and injuring more than 100 people." , Claimed that Muslim Sunni IS fighters attacked hostile Shiites.
In Afghanistan 21 days, in addition to also after another explosion in the three regions such as the northern part of Kunduz and Kabul, and depends on, such as local authorities, the fact that eight people at least match were killed, security is not followed by an unstable state increase.