A terrorist act that resulted in fatalities was denounced by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The incident took place at the Nabawi Mosque in Badakhshan, which is located in northern Afghanistan.
Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has issued a statement condemning the terrorist incident that took place on Thursday in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people.
The spokesperson emphasized that the senseless and terrorist actions against ordinary people and civilians, especially those that took place in sacred locations, had nothing to do with the teachings of Islam and should be denounced in their entirety.
Iran Denounces Attack on Afghan Mosque
At least eleven people were murdered on Thursday when an explosion occurred close to the Nabawi Mosque in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. The victims were attending a memorial service for a Taliban province deputy governor.
One of those murdered in the attack was a former officer in the police force of the Taliban, while more than 30 other people were injured.
At the time of the memorial ceremony for Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of Badakhshan, who had been murdered in a vehicle bombing on Tuesday, there was an explosion.
According to Moazuddin Ahmadi, a Taliban official who is in charge of media and culture, Safiullah Samim, a former Taliban police head in Baghlan, was among those who were killed in the explosion that took place on Thursday.
There was no prompt assertion of responsibility for the attack that was made. The terrorist organization known as ISIL or ISIS has taken responsibility for the vehicle bombing that occurred on Tuesday.