terrorist attacks

Suspected ISIL (ISIS) gunmen killed seven people and wounded four others at a Ramadan iftar gathering in Syria’s northeast Deir Az Zor province, according to activists and monitors.

Tensions are high between Pakistan and Afghanistan over cross-border attacks, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of doing little to stop attacks that have increased since the Taliban came to power last August.

At least three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver have been killed in a suicide attack believed to have been carried out by a separatist group on the campus of a state-run university in southern Pakistan.

Over the last month, a series of violent incidents took place in Afghanistan and eastern Iran that raised alarm bells about possible plots to drive a wedge between the two neighbors.

The grieving families of the deceased in the Kunduz mosque blast on Friday have called upon the Taliban to identify and punish the perpetrators of the attack.

A 21-year-old Palestinian man who suffered a serious head injury at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday has fallen into a coma and is in critical condition, his family says.

Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, stating that Iran is deeply concerned about the tragic events in Afghanistan, said the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan has intensified terrorist activities in the region.

In a message on Saturday, the Iranian President warned against the spread of threats against the people of Afghanistan and the other nations in the region.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh voiced Iran's concern over the repetition of numerous explosions in Afghanistan.

A bomb blast that targeted worshipers in a mosque in the northern Kunduz province has killed 33 and wounded 43 more so far.