ISIL Claims Responsibility for Deadly Afghanistan Blast

The ISIL (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a blast at a sports club in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed four people. The explosion occurred in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, predominantly inhabited by the historically oppressed Shia Hazara community. The blast, caused by a parcel bomb, targeted a room where Shia Muslims gather. Seven people were injured in the attack. Afghanistan's Hazara community has faced regular attacks, both from the Taliban and ISIL, due to their Shia beliefs. Despite a decrease in bomb blasts and suicide attacks since the Taliban takeover, armed groups, including ISIL, continue to carry out attacks in the country.