Gunmen have killed at least 14 people in a Shia shrine in Kabul, compounding fears that militants are trying to stoke ethnic tensions in the escalating Afghanistan conflict. The attack took place on the eve of Ashura, one of of the holiest days of the year for Shia Muslims, who constitute a sizeable minority in the country. Farad Alamdar, who had come to the shrine several days in a row, said: “In previous days, there was a lot of security. Tuesday’s attack marks the second time in months that Kabul’s Shia community has been targeted. In another attack during Ashura in 2011, a suicide bomber killed more than 70 worshipers outside another shrine in central Kabul.

Source: The Guardian October 11, 2016 19:31 UTC