Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
![]() 1403 Wednesday, 17 August, 2022, 21:48 A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. The Taliban intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the explosion occurred in a mosque among worshippers in Khair Khana area of Kabul. The Imam of the mosque was among those killed and the toll could still rise, the source added. Intelligence teams were at blast site and investigations were ongoing. Other officials in the Taliban government did not reply to multiple requests to confirm the number of casualties. |
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