6 fatally shot in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan: Taliban

A Taliban official said a gunman shot and killed six people and wounded one other inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan. Among the victims were the mosque's imam and a child.

The attack happened on Monday night in the district of Guzara in Herat province, said Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry. He said in a post on the social media platform X that an investigation was underway.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded another worshipper while the attacker fled. Local media reported that the mosque's imam was among those killed.