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Suicide bomber attacks bank in Afghanistan, killing at least 3 (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber carried out an attack Thursday at a private bank in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, killing at least three people and injuring 12 others, officials said.

All of the victims were people who had gathered at the branch of New Kabul Bank to collect their monthly salaries, said Inamullah Samangani, head of the government’s Kandahar Information and Culture Department.

Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry, also confirmed the attack but could not provide more details.

The Islamic State group’s affiliate, a major Taliban rival, has conducted previous attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas throughout the country.

The city of Kandahar is a spiritual and political center for Afghanistan’s rulers because the Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, is based there and his decisions on major issues are implemented by authorities in Kabul, the capital.

Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban gradually reimposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law, or Shariah, as they did during their previous rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

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[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Who tf is suicide bombing in Taliban country? It can't be the Taliban.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. The Islamic State group’s affiliate, a major Taliban rival, has conducted previous attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas throughout the country.

This is becoming a Russian nesting doll of suicide bombers.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Looks like the IS averages several bombings per month since the Taliban took control over Afghanistan.