MONITORING (SW) – The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday.
At least six people were killed when a blast ripped through a minivan in the city, officials said. Since the Taliban took over in August, a series of blasts and attacks, some claimed by Islamic State, have taken place across Afghanistan, reported Reuters.
Grim grief and anger prevailed over Herat as mourners laid to rest the bodies of the bombing in thee Haji Abbas area of the city on Saturday.
The funeral prayers for a number of the victims of the bloody explosion in Herat was held here in the “Mosalla and the Grand Mosque of Khatam al-Anbiya” in the town of Jibril in Herat on Sunday.
Relatives of the victims of this incident say that they are witnessing bloody events and the loss of their loved ones every day and they no longer have any hope for the peace of the country.
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