A suicide battle outside a Kabul Bank branch in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, eliminated a minimum of 21 Taliban members and injured more than 30 others on Tuesday, according to regional sources. The surge happened as lots of Taliban authorities collected to gather their wages, raising issues over security hazards dealing with the group’s administration.
Juma Din Khaksar, the provincial cops representative, validated that “a suicide bomber detonated dynamites near a crowd of individuals waiting in line.” He included that the victims consisted of civilians, civil servants, and members of the Taliban security forces.
Abdul Salam, a paramedic in Kunduz, informed The Media Line that “a minimum of 17 bodies were given the center,” though another health center source showed that the death toll might be even greater. Numerous of the injured were moved to various medical centers, consisting of Sarhadi Medical facility in Kunduz and the Corps Medical Center. The Taliban later on acknowledged that 2 bank guard were amongst the dead.
The attack comes as the Taliban deals with installing security issues, with authorities formerly alerting their workers versus collecting at banks due to prospective hazards. No group has actually declared obligation for the battle.
A comparable attack occurred outside a bank in Kandahar in March 2023, eliminating 3 individuals. Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), the local affiliate of the Islamic State group, later on declared obligation for that attack.
Considering that the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 following the United States withdrawal, IS-KP has actually performed various battles, targeting Taliban forces, spiritual minorities, and foreign diplomatic objectives. The group has actually looked for to weaken the Taliban-led federal government by showing its capability to carry out prominent attacks.
Unlike the Taliban, which has actually looked for worldwide acknowledgment, IS-KP turns down settlements and intends to develop a worldwide jihadist caliphate. The Taliban has actually introduced security crackdowns to suppress the group’s activities, however IS-KP stays a relentless difficulty.
Afghanistan’s degrading security scenario has actually raised issues that the nation might when again end up being a center for global terrorism. Without a detailed counterterrorism method and worldwide cooperation, IS-KP is most likely to continue posturing a significant risk to both the Taliban administration and local stability.