12 Dead In Mosque Blast Near Kabul, Shattering Ceasefire Calm: Police

The explosion is the first major incident since a temporary truce between the Taliban and Afghan government forces came into force on Thursday.

A blast at a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital during Friday prayers killed at least 12 worshippers, police said, shattering the relative calm of a three-day ceasefire. "The death count has jumped to 12 killed including the imam of the mosque and 15 others are wounded," Ferdaws Framurz, the spokesman for Kabul police said, updating an earlier toll. He said the explosion happened inside a mosque in Shakar Darah district of Kabul province. The blast is the first major incident since a temporary truce between the Taliban and government troops came into force on Thursday.