Afghanistan
Explosion Targeted At Kabul Mosque Kills Several Civilians
- Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene
An explosion which ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday, has left a number of civilians dead.
According to a Taliban spokesman, the blast targeted the gates of the Eidgah Mosque in the Afghan capital, where a funeral service for Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muhajid’s mother was being held.
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Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Last month, the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad saw a spate of attacks against the Taliban by the group IS Khorasan (ISIS-K), an affiliate of ISIS.
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