Coordinated Daesh attack on Hazara mosque, Kabul: at least 28 killed, 80 wounded

Last Updated: Aug 30, 2017

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Kabul, Aug 25, 2017 – IS attack on Hazara ‘Imam Zaman Mosque’ in Kabul 

Quick Facts

• Time of attack: Friday prayers (noon) Aug 25, 2017
• Location: Imam Zaman Mosque, Qala-Najara neighborhood, Kabul
• Terrorist Outfit: Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)
• Aliases: IS, Daesh, former Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splintered to Jamat-Ahrar, Pakistan
• 4 Terrorists in Afghan Police uniform
• Assailants held women hostage, stabbed worshipers after running out of ammunition
• Attack pattern same as Imambargah Kalan (Hazara mosque) in Quetta, Pakistan (2003)

Statements

• US Embassy Kabul  – Ambassador Hugo Llorens’ Statement on Kabul Imam Zaman Mosque Attack – Aug 26
• HRW – Afghanistan: Deadly Attack on Mosque a War Crime – Aug 25

 

The unclaimed shoes of the victims of yesterday's suicide attack on Kabul shia mosque. pic.twitter.com/Mty5J2GLPS

— Mujib Mashal (@MujMash) August 26, 2017

'We were running everywhere in search of my son but the police were stopping us' – Sayed Bashir https://t.co/bKMnBnNET1 pic.twitter.com/D0uNxrUdIw

— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) August 29, 2017

⚡️ “Caught in the fray: The boy pictured in the Kabul mosque attack” https://t.co/bi85AEsir7

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 29, 2017

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Sources

• Reuters – Kabul mosque attack: four-year-old called to safety – Aug 28
• AlJazeera – Bombers, gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul – Aug 26
• NYTimes – Graves Fill an Afghan Mosque’s Garden After a Terrorist Attack – Aug 26
• CNN – ISIS claims suicide attack at mosque in Afghan capital – Aug 25
• TOLO – Imam Zaman Mosque Heavily Damaged In Militant Attack – Aug 26
• Hindustan Times – 20 killed in Islamic State suicide bomb, gun attack on Kabul Shia mosque – Aug 25
• RFERL: At Least 20 Killed In Kabul Shi’ite Mosque Attack – Aug 25
• RT – At least 13 killed in blast & shooting in Kabul mosque, ISIS claims responsibility – Aug 25
• Independent – Kabul mosque attack: Suicide bomb explosion and gunmen launch assault on Imam Zaman mosque in Afghan capital – Aug 25