The Taliban seems to be behind it. “Gunmen attack Afghanistan mosque,” by Alastair Leithead (now there’s an apt name for a BBC reporter) for the BBC:
Two people have been killed and at least 10 injured in Afghanistan after gunmen opened fire in a mosque during prayers in a province bordering Kabul.
In a separate incident, also near the capital, a mullah was shot dead.
The mosque shooting took place in Wardak province which borders Kabul. A police chief said around 10 gunmen entered the building in Abad district.
They opened fire, killing two people and injuring others including a boy. Police are trying to find a motive.
Abducted
But it does not appear to be any kind of tribal or local dispute, and the Taleban are suspected to be responsible.
In neighbouring Logar province on Tuesday night the Afghan interior ministry said a mullah on his way home from prayers was abducted and then shot a number of times.
He died of his injuries.
Attacks on religious figures, especially against those perceived to be pro-government, have increased over the past year.