Twin terror attack on mosques in Afghanistan claims over 70 lives

Suicide attacks on two different mosques in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and Ghor province on Friday claimed the lives of at least 72 people. (Source: AP)

A statement released by the interior ministry of Afghanistan stated that in a Shia mosque located in the western part Kabul around 39 people were killed and more than 45 were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among some 100 worshipers. (Source: AP)

Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry reacting to the grievous incident in Afghanistan on Saturday released a statement saying, "The government and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with the Afghan government and its people. Pakistan expressed condolences to the affected families and reiterated its condemnation of all forms of terrorism." (Source: AP)

The United States also condemned the attack. (Source: AP)

In a statement on its website late Friday, IS claimed its fighter Abu Ammar al-Turkmani “detonated his explosive vest among the apostates” during Friday prayers in the Imam Zaman mosque in western Kabul.(Source: AP)

The Islamic State earlier this year declared war on Afghanistan’s Shiites. The militant group had then said that Afghanistan’s Shiites would be the target of future attacks. (Source: AP)

Following the warning by the Islamic State on targeting the Afghanistan’s Shiites, several mosques have been attacked in Kabul and western Herat province. (Source: AP)