On 22 April 2022, the Sufi Mawlawi Sekandar Mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan was bombed, leaving 33 people dead and 43 others injured.

[2] Since 2015, Afghanistan has been impacted by an armed conflict between Taliban forces and the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K).

After the Taliban seized power in 2021, IS-K has led an insurgency against the government and has claimed responsibility for several terror attacks.

The day before the bombing, an explosion claimed by the organization ripped through the walls of a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif.

[2][3] Sufis are a minority in Afghanistan and have historically faced persecution from the Sunni majority, including from both IS-K and the Taliban.