KABUL, Afghanistan—A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding as many as 30, a Taliban spokesman said.
Hundreds of worshippers had gathered for prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim month of Ramdan and the Khalifa Aga Gul Jan Mosque was packed, said local residents, fearing the casualty toll could rise further.
The Taliban-appointed interior ministry spokesman, Mohammad Nafi Takor, could not provide more details and the Taliban terrorist group’s security men cordoned off the area. The source of the explosion was not immediately known and no one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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