World / Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Gurdwara in Kabul

KABUL: The Islamic State group has claimed an attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul, according to the SITE intelligence group, in the latest assault by the extremist outfit targeting a minority group in Afghanistan.

IS said its fighters were currently carrying out an attack on the temple, according to a statement released by SITE, which monitors jihadist networks worldwide.