The ISIS is responsible for the terrorist attack at a mosque in Kabul

1 Donbass

The shelling of the settlements of the DPR by the Urkainian forces continues. This morning they shelled the village of Lozovoe — the DPR office in the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination reported. “The shelling of the village started at 7:20, from the village of Pervomayskoye. Ten 82mm mortar shells were fired at the Lozovoe village. No casualties or damage were reported. The Ukrainian representatives in the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination once again ignored the request from Donetsk to establish a ceasefire via a coordination mechanism” — the DPR representative office reported.

2 Afghanistan

The ISIS claimed the responsibility for the attack at a mosque in Kabul — the Reuters reported. As a result of the terrorist attack on Sunday near the Idgah mosque, 12 people were killed, 32 were injured. 3 people were detained due to the incident. The RIA NEWS reported that a group of 5 ISIS terrorists was killed near the Russian Embassy in Kabul. 3 more surrendered. It was noted that immediately after the explosion at the mosque, a counter-terrorist operation was launched, which destroyed the ISIS cell in the 17th district of Kabul. 3 terrorists were neutralized, a suicide belt of one of them has detonated.

3 Afghanistan

The Taliban reported about killing 3 ISIS terrorists in the east of the country, in the Kunar province — the Sky News Arabia reported while citing a security official of the Taliban, on Tuesday. According to the information from the TV channel, among the killed extremists there was the leader of the gangs, operating in the specified region.

4 The USA — Iran

The USA don’t plan to lift the sanctions from Iran «in advance», before an agreement is reached to restart the nuclear deal — a senior US administration official told to the reporters. The parties look forward to a swift resumption of the negotiations in Vienna, back to the mutual return to the commitments of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan, which Donald Trump has abandoned and launched a «maximum pressure» campaign — the RIA NEWS reported. According to a White House spokesman, the Iranians are separated by «several months», unlike in the previous year, from the possession of reserves of enriched uranium sufficient to produce one unit of nuclear weapons.

5 Syria

The air defense systems of the Khmeimim airbase have shot down a drone, launched by the terrorists from the Idlib DMZ, in the Latakia province. A Khmeimim-based source confirmed the information in a statement, released by the ’Sputnik’ news agency. As a result of the incident, there were no injuries or material damage. The Khmeimim airbase operates as usual.

6 The EU

The ’Nord Stream 2 AG’ has appealed the Düsseldorf court’s decision to not exempt the ’Nord Stream 2’ from the EU Gas Directive, the RIA NEWS reported. In June 2020, the company went there to challenge a similar decision by the German Federal Network Agency. On 25th of August, 2021, the claim was dropped. The directive’s norms, in particular, require the separation of the functions of the gas production and transportation. The German regulator, subject to the first condition, is entitled to allow the Gazprom to fill the pipe to 100%. Constantine Reztsov, specially for the ANNA NEWS.