Who would have done this? “Islamophobes”? No, of course. There are no “Islamophobes” in Afghanistan. This was done by Muslims, targeting Muslims of a rival group, or those whom the attackers deemed to be insufficiently Muslim. This is a manifestation of the culture of violence that emanates from the idea that the supreme being commands one to kill those who reject his teachings (cf. Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, 9:5), and commands believers to fight unbelievers as executors of the divine wrath (Qur’an 9:14-15).
“Mortar Blast At Afghan Religious School Kills 9 Students,” AFP, June 18, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A mortar bomb blast inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan Thursday killed at least nine students, police said.
“As per initial investigation, the explosion was caused by a mortar that had somehow been carried inside the madrassa,” police spokesman Khalil Asir told AFP, adding many of the dead were aged under 18.
Six students were wounded in the explosion in the Ishkamish district of Takhar province….
It comes after two deadly blasts this month targeted separate mosques in Kabul.
On Friday, four people were killed when explosives detonated at a mosque in the capital during weekly prayers.
A week earlier a blast at a mosque in the heavily fortified Green Zone killed two people, including a prominent imam….