Afghanistan: several civilians killed in explosion near mosque in Kabul

An unknown number of civilians have died this Sunday afternoon after registering an explosion near the entrance of a mosque in Kabul, where a ceremony was being held for the death of the mother of the main spokesman for the taliban.

“We can confirm that there has been an explosion near the Eid Gah Great Mosque this afternoon, causing civilian casualties, including some people dying. We are currently collecting more details “a member of the Kabul police press office who requested anonymity told Efe.

For his part, the Interior Ministry spokesman, Qari Sayeed Khosty, confirmed to Efe that the attack took place “among a crowd of civilians near the entrance to the Eid Gah mosque.”

The explosion, which occurred shortly after 16:00 local time (13:30 GMT), near the entrance of the mosque, has caused deaths and injuries, “but for now we do not have exact figures,” Bilal added to Efe. Karimi, spokesman for the Taliban.

At the time of the attack, of which more details are unknown at the moment, the main spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, was inside conducting a ceremony for the death of his mother.

At the moment, no armed group or organization has claimed responsibility for this attack.

The mezquita Eid Gah, located in the Afghan capital, It is located just a few meters from the Afghan Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense.

Afghanistan He has experienced several days of violence since the Taliban took control of the country on August 15.

The latest of these attacks left at least five dead yesterday, including a child and several Taliban security forces, and two other people were injured in an attack near a market in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

Precisely, in this Afghan region is the main stronghold of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan.

It is, so far, the largest attack in Acceptance since the final withdrawal of US troops before midnight on August 31.

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