Tashkent, 5 September 2022 (TDI): The Republic of Uzbekistan sent its condolences to Afghanistan on the mosque blast committed during Friday prayers in a mosque in Herat on September 2.

Uzbekistan condemned the attack and sent condolences to the families of the victims. It condemned the attack by calling the blast a symbol to prevent the establishment of sustainable peace & national harmony in Afghanistan.

Mosque attack

The suicide attack at Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan during the Friday prayers killed more than a dozen civilians and injured several more.

A leading pro-Taliban cleric, Mujib Rahman Ansari, also died in the mosque blast. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief Taliban Spokesman, confirmed Ansari’s death.

The killing of Mujib Rahman Ansari is the most recent in a succession of killings of pro-Taliban personalities in the country.

In less than a month, after Rahimullah Haqqani was slain in a suicide bombing at his madrassa in Kabul, Ansari is the second pro-Taliban intellectual to be killed in a blast.

Haqqani was known for aggressive statements against the armed group ISIS, which later claimed responsibility for his death. No one claimed immediate responsibility for Friday’s blast.

The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) terrorist group, which has carried out a string of attacks against Afghan religious and ethnic minorities as well as Taliban targets, had previously claimed responsibility for mosque attacks.

Taliban’s Spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid also condemned the mosque blast and the killing of Mujib Rahman Ansari saying it was a brutal and cowardly attack.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) also expressed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.

The Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and expressions constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.

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