Daesh Terrorist Group Shoots Shiite Users In Afghanistan, 10 People Killed

Illustration of AK47 weapons used by terrorist groups. (Unsplash _vin_)

JAKARTA - The Daesh terrorist group (IS-K) claimed responsibility for the armed attack killed 10 people at one of Sufi's temples in northern Baghlan Province, Afghanistan.

Citing AFP, Sunday, November 24, the Taliban rulers in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, previously said they had defeated Daesh several times who often attacked Sufi or Shiite minorities. Both are considered heretical by Daesh.

Information on the attack by the Daesh group was obtained from a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Home Affairs, Abdul Matin Qani, on Friday, November 22.

Qani said an armed man opened fire on Sufi who was undergoing weekly rituals at a temple in a remote area of Nahrin district.

He said the attack killed 10 people.

A local resident said he knew the dead victims. According to him, they are the congregation who have gathered at the temple of Sayed Pasha Agha on Thursday night.

They were singing Sufi when "a man opened fire on dozens of worshipers," he said on condition of anonymity.

"When people came for dawn prayers, they found the bodies," he added.

The UN's special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, wrote on X: Religious minority groups are still under serious threat. More prevention, protection, & justice are needed.

As is known, the Daesh terrorist group accused Sufi of worshiping more than one God because of their service to the guardians.

In mid-September 2024, the ISIS branch group also claimed responsibility for the attack on central Afghanistan that killed 14 people.

The attack was carried out on the victims who were welcoming pilgrims back from Karbala in Iraq, one of the holiest places for the Shiites.