Blast Targets Mosque In Afghanistan's Kunduz City: Taliban Official

Interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti confirmed the blast.

An explosion targeted a mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Friday, a senior Taliban official and witnesses said.

Interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti confirmed the blast to AFP, without giving details. Local residents told AFP the blast hit a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers, the most important of the week.

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