6 Killed in Mosque Attack in Herat Province, Reports Taliban

Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, stated that in an attack on worshippers in the Guzara district of Herat province on Monday night, six civilians had been killed and one was wounded.

He stated, "An unidentified armed individual opened fire on worshippers with an AK-47."

Local witnesses informed Afghanistan International that the incident occurred in a mosque in Mohammadi town.

Witnesses described the assailants as "armed men on motorcycles”. They reported that several people, including women and children, were injured in this incident.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mohammadi town in the Guzara district is primarily inhabited by Hazaras, an ethnic and religious group that has been targeted multiple times by ISIS attacks.