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Hundreds attend Kunduz IS attack victims' funeral

(9 Oct 2021) Hundreds of relatives and residents attended a funeral ceremony in the city of Kunduz Saturday outside Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque for the numerous victims killed in an Islamic State suicide attack. The mosque was packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in the northern Afghan city when the bomber attacked during Friday evening prayers, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens of others. The attack is the the latest security challenge to the Taliban as they transition from insurgency to governance. "We were targeted for the sin of praying, they martyred our people inside God's house, in the mosque," Hussain Ali, a family member of a victim, told The Associated Press. Speaking at the funeral, relatives of the victims called on the Taliban government to increase protection against Shiite mosques in the wake of the deadliest attack since foreign troops left Afghanistan. "This is not the first tragedy, and will not the last one, it may continue," Ahmad Jamshid said. Friday's attack was the latest in a series of IS bombings and shootings that have targeted Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, as well as religious institutions and minority Shiites since U.S. and NATO troops left in August. In its claim of responsibility, the region's IS affiliate identified the bomber as an Uygher Muslim, saying the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel Uyghers to meet demands from China. The statement was carried by the IS-linked Aamaq news agency. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...