Several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, a Taliban official says, wounding at least two people.
official said, wounding at least two people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Abdul Nafi Takor, a Taliban-appointed spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, said gunmen attacked the Sikh house of worship, known as a gurdwara, in Kabul. He said a gunbattle between the attackers and Taliban forces took place and two Sikhs were wounded and taken to a hospital. “First the gunmen threw a hand grenade which caused a fire near the gate,” Takor said.
Videos posted on social media show plumes of black smoke rising from the temple in Kabul’s Bagh-e Bala neighborhood and gunfire can be heard.has lately increased attacks on mosques and minorities across the country.affiliate, which has been operating in Afghanistan since 2014, is seen as the greatest security challenge facing the country’s Taliban rulers.
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