Daesh takes responsibility for the Kabul Sikh temple bombing. Two were killed and at least 7 others injured in Saturday's attack.

KABUL: Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed a parishioner and a Taliban militant, saying it was in retaliation for insults against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The trigger for the protests in several Muslim countries was a spokeswoman for the Indian prime minister. Blasphemous remarks by Hindu nationalist party minister Narendra Modi earlier this month. In a message published on its  propaganda site Amaq, the militant group said Saturday's attack targeted 

Hindus and Sikhs  and  "apostates" who protected them in "an act of support of the Messenger of Allah." Daesh said one of his fighters "entered a temple for polytheistic Hindus and Sikhs in Kabul after killing his guard and opened fire with his machine gun and hand grenades on the pagans inside". Two were killed and at least seven others injured in the raid. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the attackers threw at least one grenade and started a fire upon entering the temple. According to  Indian media reports, the delegation was discussing with Taliban officials the possibility of reopening the Indian embassy, ​​which was closed after the group took power in August last year. many target minorities - have rocked the country in recent months, including several claims by Daesh. Most of those left behind are traders selling medicinal herbs and electronic products from India. In recent months, many impoverished Sikhs, including women and children, have taken refuge in the compound attacked on Saturday. The community has faced repeated attacks over the years. At least 25 people were killed in March 2020 when gunmen stormed another Sikh temple in Kabul in an attack also alleged by Daesh.