Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) condemned the attack on a passenger vehicle in Dashte Barchi area of Kabul and stated that ISIS is supported by the Haqqani network and “they are killing Hazaras and Shias in coordination with the Taliban”.
On Tuesday evening, a passenger bus was the target of an explosion in the Mehtab Qala area of Dashte Barchi in Kabul city. The Taliban said that at least seven people were killed and 20 others were injured in the attack.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Wednesday, referring to the explosion, the AFF said that it is a continuation of "targeted attacks" on Afghan citizens, which are carried out for religious and ethnic reasons.
The statement mentioned that two explosions in the Dashte Barchi area in less than two weeks indicate the Taliban's reluctance to secure vulnerable areas due to ethnic and religious prejudices.
AFF said that the Taliban's fight against ISIS is "propaganda and aimed at deceiving the international community in order to obtain financial benefits”.
In the statement, it said that "targeted attacks on the Hazara and Shia communities of Afghanistan are carried out in close collusion with circles inside the Taliban”.
AFF has that the “killing of Hazaras under the guise of ISIS is a part of the Taliban's strategy to promote religious intolerance against fellow Shiites. This can be verified through the sermons of mullahs associated with the Haqqani network and other missionaries of the group”.
On October 26, an explosion rocked a sports club, as a result, at least four people were killed and nearly 10 were injured. ISIS also took responsibility for that attack.
Meanwhile, the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, referring to the attack in Dashte Barchi, said that the incident and similar events are the result of several factions among the Taliban and the group’s hosting of other terrorist groups.
In a statement, the council expressed that the Taliban has been responsible for insecurity and instability in Afghanistan, the region, and the world through “terrorist” attacks over the past two decades.
It added that the Taliban's claim to provide security is "public deception".
The council said that the Taliban have turned Afghanistan into a safe place for terrorists.
AFF and the National Resistance Council are political and military groups opposing the Taliban. These two fronts were created by several political leaders and military officials of the former Afghan government after the Taliban regained control of the country in late 2021.
