At least one dead and eight wounded in an attack against a Shiite cultural center in northern Afghanistan

March 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least one security guard was killed this Saturday and eight other people — five journalists and three children — were injured as a result of a bomb attack against a Shiite cultural center in the Afghan province of Balkh, in the north of the country. , scene during the last week of several attacks, like the one that ended up costing the life of its governor.

The spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of the Interior, Abdul Nafay Takoor, explained that the detonation occurred at the Tabayan cultural center in the provincial capital, Mazar e Sharif, the scene of an act to thank the press for their work in the province, according to reports. of press collected by Tolo News.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but all eyes are on the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist organization, which has targeted the country’s Shiite and Hazara minority for years and especially taking advantage of gaps in security opened with the Taliban recapture of the country.

In fact, it should be remembered that an attack by the Islamic State in 2017 against a branch of Tabayan — an organization that has the backing of Iran — in the capital, Kabul, which ended up leaving around fifty deaths.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Thursday against the governor of Balkh province, Daud Muzmal, who died in an explosion during a meeting at his provincial office.