Five civilians have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion outside the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, Afghan capital, in a memorial service being held for the mother of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.
The attack, which happened on Sunday was the first in Kabul since August when an Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K) suicide bomber targeted American evacuation efforts outside Kabul’s international airport, killing 169 Afghans and 13 US service members.
The August attack was one of the deadliest attacks in the country in years.
A Taliban spokesman, Bilal Karimi, said three suspects were arrested following Sunday’s explosion, adding that Taliban fighters were not harmed in the attack.
He said those killed in the attack were civilians outside the mosque gate.
An Italian-funded emergency hospital in Kabul tweeted it had received four people wounded in the blast.
Taliban interior ministry spokesman said five were killed in the blast.
However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, attacks by ISIL (ISIS)-affiliated fighters against them have increased. The rise has raised the possibility of a wider conflict between the two groups.
