Bilal Afridi
PESHAWAR: Details coming out after recent attack at a Gurdwara in Kabul reveal that Indian nationals were involved in the deadly raid which left at least 25 people killed and eight other wounded.
Gunmen and suicide bombers had raided a Sikh religious complex in Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 p-eople before security forces killed all of the attackers.
The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan had claimed responsibility for the attack on the group’s Amaq media arm, according to SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks militant postings and groups.
One of the gunmen was identified as Abu Khalid al-Hindi, an Indian national, not Kashmiri as being rumored. The Amaq News Agency, affiliated with the terror group, also released the photo of the suicide bomber who stormed the Sikh temple.
The terror group also issued a brief statement claiming that the Sikh minority group was the target of the attack, saying it was revenge for India’s treatment of Muslims in occupied valley of Kashmir.
However, minutes after the news of the IS claiming responsibility of the attack appeared, hundreds of Kashmiri users flooded the internet with strong denunciations.
“We Kashmiris strongly condemn such atrocities. Killing innocents in no way supports our struggle for existence,” wrote Munir Mufti, a Kashmiri user. “High time such people are identified and neutralised for centuries to come.”
