ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on Hazara worshippers at the Imam Zaman Mosque in Mohammadi town in Guzara district of Herat province.

The Taliban's Ministry of Interior stated that in the Monday night attack at this mosque, six worshippers, including a woman and a child, had been killed.

Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, said, "An unidentified armed individual open fired on worshippers with an AK-47."

Eyewitnesses reported that in this incident, several people, including women and children, were injured.

Mohammadi village in Guzara district is primarily inhabited by Hazaras, an ethnic and religious group that has been repeatedly attacked by ISIS.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had condemned the recent attack on the Shia mosque in Guzara district, and called for an immediate investigation into the perpetrators of this incident.

UNAMA also urged the Taliban to take immediate action to protect the Shia community in Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front also condemned the attack and called it a "genocide and a crime against humanity”. It said that such acts aim to fuel sectarian disputes among Hazaras, Shias, and other ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan and the National Resistance Front, condemning the attack stated that such attacks are carried out by allied groups supported by the Taliban.