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Blast kills several civilians near Kabul mosque: Taliban

An explosion outside a tabernacle in the Afghan capital killed ” a number of civilians ” on Sunday, a elderly Taliban officeholder said.

The blast struck near the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, mouthpiece Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.

A prayer form for Mujahid’s mama, who broke last week, was being held at the kirk on Sunday afterlife, the mouthpiece had written on social media on Saturday, adding ” all people and chums are invited to attend “.

Ahmadullah, a shopkeeper in, told AFP ” I heard the sound of an explosion near the Eid Gah Mosque followed by gun blasting.

” Just ahead of the blast the Taliban had blocked the road to hold a prayer solemnity for Zabihullah Mujahid’s mommy in Eid Gah Mosque. ”

AFP reporters in two wheres in the capital also heard the blast and groundburst. Ambulances carrying the wounded were seen rushing towards Kabul’s Emergency Hospital.

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