The news came Tuesday evening (March 24) here in the United States: Four gunmen had entered a Sikh gurdwara, or place of worship, connected to a housing complex in Afghanistan, in the old city neighborhood in Kabul, and opened fire on the congregation. After a six-hour siege, 25 Sikhs were confirmed dead. Several others were injured, and dozens more required rescue. The Islamic State group, known as ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The images from the scene were horrifying. Fresh corpses lying limp in a house of worship. Streams of red underfoot as firefighters washed away the blood. Family members in their most tender moments of grief.
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