KabulAt least two explosions were reported from near a gurdwara in the Afghan capital on Saturday. The explosion occurred on a busy street near a Sikh-Hindu temple in the police district of Kabul today, Xinhua News reported, citing eyewitnesses. Tolo News also tweeted today, “Blasts were heard in Karate Parwan area of Kabul city. Nature of incident and details of casualties are not yet known.”
#watch , The sound of explosions was heard in Karate Parwan area of Kabul city in Afghanistan.
(Video Source: Locals) pic.twitter.com/jsiv2wVGe8— ANI (@ANI) 18 June 2022
Gurudwara attack timeline and latest information with updates: Source –
• The attack began at 7:15 am Kabul time (8.30 am India time).
•3 people have come out; 2 of them were sent to the hospital;
• Gurdwara’s guard was shot dead;
•3 Taliban soldiers injured; (1/2) – ANI (@ANI) 18 June 2022
We are deeply concerned by the news of an attack on a holy Gurudwara in that city from Kabul.
We are closely monitoring the situation and await further information on further developments. https://t.co/RFDRyGm6Xi— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) 18 June 2022
In October last year, 15 to 20 terrorists barged into a gurdwara in Kabul’s Kart-e-Parwan district and tied the guards. Also, in March 2020, there was a deadly attack on Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Gurdwara in Short Bazar area of Kabul in which 27 Sikhs were killed and many injured by Islamic State militants.
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The explosion in Batakh Square on June 11
Meanwhile, on June 11, earlier this month, several people were injured in an explosion in Batkhak Square in Kabul’s 10th district. Kabul’s security department said that earlier in Kabul’s Police District-4 there was an explosion with explosives tied to a bicycle.
Explosion on May 25 in the capital of Balkh province
On May 25 this year, three explosions occurred in the capital of Balkh province, killing at least nine people and injuring 15 others. Meanwhile, on the same day at least two worshipers were killed in an explosion at the Sharif Hazrat Zakaria Mosque in Kabul city.
Responding to the attacks in Balkh and Kabul, the US Special Envoy for Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan, Reina Amiri, said the Taliban should ensure the safety of the people and stop the atrocities. The heinous attacks in Mazar and Kabul serve no purpose but to inflict further devastation on innocent Afghans who have suffered,” Amiri tweeted.
Additionally, earlier, at least 30 people were killed and others injured at the Hazrat Zekariya Mosque in an explosion at a traffic square in Kabul’s Fourth Police District. The Taliban faced a serious security threat from the Khorasan branch of ISIS, which has been active in Afghanistan since 2014.
Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, including members of the Hazara Shia community, and many children.