A Blast At A Mosque In Afghanistan's Kunduz Province Has Killed At Least 60 people
A blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunduz has killed at least 60 people and injured dozens. A bomb blast near a mosque has killed at least 60 people and is the worst since US troops withdrew, AFP reported. A bomb blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed and injured 100 people, Taliban police officials said, according to the Associated Press. Kunduz Deputy Police Chief Dost Mohammad Obaida said most of the people inside the mosque were killed in the blast. Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed in a statement on Twitter that the blast took place at a mosque in Kunduz province, killing several people belonging to the Shiite community and injuring several others. He said a special unit of Taliban forces had arrived at the scene and an investigation had been launched. Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Syed Khosti confirmed the blast but did not give details. Sources at Doctors Without Borders said the bodies of 15...