Shia mosque attacked in Kabul

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At least two worshippers have been hurt after two men armed with AK-47 assault rifles, knives and explosives attacked a Shia mosque in Kabul, officials say.

The attack took place in the mainly Shia Dashte Barche area of the city in the early hours of Thursday.

Police say the attackers were wearing Afghan police uniforms and were Pakistani nationals. They were both killed after a gun battle.

Reports say that other worshippers also fought with the assailants.

The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says that although tensions do exist between Afghanistan's Sunni and minority Shia Muslims, most attacks in Afghanistan in recent years have targeted government officials or security forces.

At least 55 people were killed and more than 100 injured in 2011 in Kabul in a suicide bombing at a crowded Kabul shrine during the festival of Ashura.

Afghanistan believes that Taliban safe havens in Pakistan are the main cause of increased violence in the country.

Elements of Pakistan's intelligence service have long been accused of backing the Afghan Taliban and giving them refuge on Pakistani soil - something Islamabad strongly denies.

But on a visit to Kabul last month Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan to "facilitate peace talks" between Afghanistan and the Taliban, saying the government in Pakistan could provide opportunities for talks between Afghan peace negotiators and the militants.


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[Mr cool]

Afghanistan says Pakistanis shot dead in mosque attack

Kabul: Afghanistan's intelligence agency Thursday said that its spies shot dead two Pakistanis who opened fire on Afghan worshippers before dawn at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Kabul.

"Around 5 am, two Pakistani terrorists in Afghan police uniforms armed with AK-47s and pistols wanted to carry out an attack on Afghan worshippers in west Kabul," it said in a statement.

"Fortunately, the two terrorists were shot dead by Afghan intelligence forces in an exchange of fire," it added.

Three Afghan worshippers were wounded by the Pakistanis and taken to hospital, the statement added.

Afghan officials often accuse the Pakistani government and its intelligence agents of sheltering insurgents and supporting them in attacks in Afghanistan -- allegations that Pakistan denies.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai last week spent two days in Pakistan, asking the new Pakistani government to help set up peace talks between his administration and Taliban insurgents.

Around 87,000 US-led NATO troops are to leave Afghanistan next year, putting Afghan forces in charge of nationwide security

Afghanistan says Pakistanis shot dead in mosque attack

 

[Parul]

Rot in Hell!

 

[runa moosani]

Once again afghan officials blamed pakistan,they need to do something for their people,it is easy to put your faults on others.

 

[Roybot]

Shias are being targeted every where, just couple of days back more close to 100 were killed in multiple car bombings.

2 Pakistanis who attacked Kabul mosque shot deadt

 

[Areesh]

Once again afghan officials blamed pakistan,they need to do something for their people,it is easy to put your faults on others.

Well what else you can expect from guys who lose around 100 soldiers and troopers every week to Taliban attacks.

 

[Gautam]

I am wondering the place where shias feel safe. Iran?? India?

 

[runa moosani]

I am wondering the place where shias feel safe. Iran?? India?

From past five years many sunni religious scholar have been killed too but media don't call them ''sunni'' they call them a person or some people.

 

[Gautam]

From past five years many sunni religious scholar have been killed too but media don't call them ''sunni'' they call them a person or some people.

Right but those killings (majority of time) are not sect based by Shias. There may be som, but not like the way shias are getting killed by extremists. However we get news of shia killings quite regularly.

 

[K-Xeroid]

Right but those killings (majority of time) are not sect based by Shias. There may be som, but not like the way shias are getting killed by extremists. However we get news of shia killings quite regularly.

Ever wonder why so sudden rise up in attacks? Their should be something went extremely wrong in previous decade which brings this conflicts to whole region and If those 2 killed were Pakistanis , then afghan media must have shown their faces but Instead of details they have used some traditional claims as always they do .

 

[PAKISTANI MUJAHIDEEN 12]

Indian intelligence agency nd americas CIA is present in AFGHANISTAN this attack was also done by indian intelligence agency nd americas CIA ND ITS PUPPET AFGHAN GOVERNMENT to defame the MUJAHIDEENS OF AFGHANISTAN. Thanks