Afghanistan mosque explosion at government ministry in Kabul: Taliban

Taliban officials reported a blast that struck a mosque at a government ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan where ministry workers and visitors are said to have been praying.

A Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdul Nafi Takor, said in a tweet: "Unfortunately there was an explosion inside a(n) ancillary mosque where some Interior Ministry workers and visitors were praying. Will share the details later."

He did not say if the mosque was inside the ministry or near it. There was no immediate information about casualties and no immediate claim of responsibility.