If this was a Sunni mosque, this is likely an Islamic State jihad attack against a group of Muslims who do not accept the authority of the Islamic State’s caliph, and hence are apostates from Islam who can lawfully be killed.
“Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21,” AFP, August 19, 2022:
A blast that ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital killed at least 21 people and wounded more than two dozen others, police said Thursday.
The number of bombings across Afghanistan has declined since the Taliban returned to power last year, but several attacks — some targeting minority communities — have rocked the country in recent months, including those claimed by the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group.
No group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday evening’s blast at Kabul’s Sediqia Mosque, which has an adjoining madrasa….
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said 21 people were killed and 33 others wounded….
Wednesday’s explosion comes nearly a week after a suicide bomber killed top Taliban cleric Rahimullah Haqqani, along with his brother, at his madrasa in Kabul.
Haqqani was known for angry speeches against IS, which later claimed the attack.
The jihadist group has primarily targeted minority communities such as Shiites, Sufis and Sikhs.
While IS is a Sunni Islamist group like the Taliban, the two are bitter rivals and greatly diverge on ideological grounds.
Secretive supreme leader
The Taliban’s secretive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada condemned the attack on Thursday, according to a statement released by the group….
