KABUL
\nAt least four people were killed and 10 injured by a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital which struck as worshippers were streaming out of afternoon prayers on Friday, a nearby hospital said.
\nThe explosion was the latest of a deadly series targeting Friday prayers at mosques in recent months, some of them claimed by the militant group Dai\u2019sh.
\n\u201cAfter prayers, when people wanted to come out from the mosque, a blast happened,\u201d said Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran. \u201cAll casualties are civilians, the exact number is not clear yet.\u201d Italian-NGO run Emergency Hospital said it had received 14 people from the blast, of whom four were dead on arrival.
\nThe explosion took place in Wazir Akbar Khan, an area formerly home to the city\u2019s \u2018green zone\u2019, the location of many foreign embassies and NATO, but now controlled by the ruling Taliban.
\nThe mosque has been the target of attacks in the past, including a blast in June 2020 before the Taliban returned to power. That attack killed the mosque\u2019s imam and wounded several people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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