By AFP 10 January 2024 | 8:27 am The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a blast targeting a vehicle in eastern Kabul that killed at least three people, the second deadly attack by the group in Afghanistan in a week. (FILES) In this file photo taken on November 3, 2017, Iraqi fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) stand next to a wall bearing the Islamic State (IS) group flag as they enter the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq’s western Anbar province near the Syrian border as they fight against remnant pockets of Islamic State group jihadists. Between 20,000 and 30,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria despite the jihadist group’s defeat and a halt in the flow of foreigners joining its ranks, according to a UN report released on August 13, 2018. The report by UN sanctions monitors estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 IS jihadists were based in Libya, while some of the key operatives in the extremist group were being relocated to Afghanistan./ AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a blast targeting a vehicle in eastern Kabul that killed at least three people, the second deadly attack by the group in Afghanistan in a week. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said three people were killed and four wounded by a bomb hidden in a cart near a minivan in eastern Kabul on Tuesday. He told AFP Wednesday that police had detained a suspect who had confessed his involvement. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility on its Telegram channel, saying it had “detonated an explosive device on a vehicle transporting employees of the Pul-e-Charki prison”. The attack is the second in recent days, with IS claiming responsibility for an explosion on a bus on Saturday that killed at least five people in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood — an enclave of the historically persecuted Shiite Hazara community. The regional chapter of IS has repeatedly targeted Shiites, who they consider heretics, carrying out multiple attacks against the community in recent months. In November, at least seven people were killed in another explosion on a bus in Dasht-e-Barchi that was also claimed by IS. The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks in Afghanistan has declined dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government. A number of armed groups — including IS — remain a threat, however. NOW The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a blast targeting a vehicle in eastern Kabul that killed at least three people, the second deadly attack by the group in Afghanistan in a week. 3 hours ago The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, said a soldier who criticised Lagos State governor, Babajide San-Olu, in a viral video has been arrested. Lagbaja stated that the conduct of the soldier caught driving against traffic does not represent the entire Nigerian Army. He disclosed that many viral videos showing soldiers criticizing Sanwo-Olu were fake.… 4 hours ago Many Nigerians are calling for the expansion of investigation into various poverty eradication schemes that have failed to lift at least 133 million multidimensionally poor citizens despite billions of naira invested in the schemes. 4 hours ago Students, staff and residents within the neighbourhood of Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) are living in fear, following a threat letter from bandits. 4 hours ago The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN), yesterday, refuted a BBC documentary on its late founder, Temitope Babatunde Joshua, widely known as Prophet TB Joshua. 4 hours ago Five months after a House Officer, Dr Vwaere Diaso, died as a result of a faulty elevator at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, the facility remains unattended. 4 hours ago The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sued Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly appointing a card-carrying member of his political party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). 4 hours ago Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State chapter, and a security scholar at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof Oyesoji Aremu have called on President Bola Tinubu to stop being the chief mourner, but take drastic and strategic steps to curb unabated killings in the country. 4 hours ago Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested one kidnapper, who abducted a popular hotelier in the state and received N25 million ransom. 4 hours ago The Chidi Ibe-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called for an end to the alleged deceptive tactics employed by Igbo political leaders about the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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