DEVELOPING STORY
No immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion occurred on the second day of the temporary ceasefire between the government and the Taliban was agreed.
According to police, at least twelve people have been killed and injured in an explosion at a mosque on the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.
The explosion of Friday prayers in Shakar Dara district occurred on the second day of the three days of ceasefire agreed between the Afghan government and the Taliban on the occasion of the religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr. There were no immediate claims of liability.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said explosives had previously been placed inside the mosque, adding that authorities had opened an investigation.
An image circulating on social media showed three bodies lying on the floor of the mosque, where there appeared to be minor damage.
The blast occurred a day after the presence of at least 11 people dead in four separate incidents in Afghanistan that broke the relative calm of the ceasefire agreed between the government and the Taliban.
Although no direct fighting was reported between the two warring sides as they watched the temporary ceasefire, roadside bombs continued to cause civilian casualties.
