Washington Times · Sep 23, 2022
Blast heard near mosque in downtown Kabul
People clean a car that was damaged by an explosion, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The Taliban say at least three people have been killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in the Afghan capital. The Taliban-appointed ...KABUL (AP) — An explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday.
Interior Minister spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the blast went off on the main road near the mosque. He said the cause was under investigation and that there was no immediate word on casualties. Takor said police teams were at the site and that an investigation was underway.
Mosques have previously been a target for attacks.