Iran condemns terrorist attack in Afghan capital

Iran has strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed four people, including three civilians.

According to Press TV, on Thursday night, an assailant detonated his explosives when he was prevented from entering the al-Zahra Mosque in western Kabul, prompting an exchange of fire between the police and other attackers.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, which according to the police, also injured five others.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condoled on Friday with the Afghan government and people over the incident.

Qassemi said the attackers, which he called “mercenaries,” had shown how those who support and those who carry out acts of terror “infringe on all ideological and moral boundaries, and are thirsty for the blood of innocent human beings.”

On Thursday, Afghan officials said Daesh had occupied Afghanistan’s famous Tora Bora mountainous area, which is dotted with caves and tunnels, along the border with Pakistan.

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