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The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to neighboring Pakistan since the end of the U.S.-led war.

A deadly blast has left a number of casualties in a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital of north Afghanistan's Baghlan province.



KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan have launched a two-year project that aimed to strengthen women’s economic activity

At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.

Afghanistan: Mosque explosion kills and injures 'large number of people' An explosion hit a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan in the middle of Friday prayers. Several attacks have hit mosques, particularly during Friday prayers, since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. Most were claimed by ISIS-K, the local branch of the Islamic State (IS) group. The Taliban's return to power ended two decades of war in Afghanistan and led to a significant reduction in violence. But do...

Seven people were killed during prayer and another 15 suffered injuries in the attack in the city of Pul e Khumri in Baghlan. | World News

A bomb blast has ripped through a Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at least seven worshippers, a...

“After the explosion, a large number of martyrs and injured people were transferred to the hospital,” says local resident.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but blame is likely to fall on the Islamic State group, which targeted Afghanistan's minority Shiites in past large-scale attacks.

At least 15 worshippers were killed in a blast inside the Imam Zaman Mosque at Pul-i-Khumri city in Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday.