20 killed in bomb blast in Kabul

Kabul. At least 20 people were killed in a blast at a mosque in the Khair Khana area of ​​Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. While 50 people have been injured. Kabul Security Department spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed that an explosion occurred today at PD 17 in Kabul. People present at the time of the blast told Reuters that explosions were heard in a neighborhood in northern Kabul, shattering windows of nearby buildings. An ambulance reached the spot and started taking people to the hospital.
Witnesses and police said a major explosion occurred at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, killing or injuring several people. Police said that there were many casualties in this blast. However, the police did not give any information about the number of injured. At the same time, a Taliban intelligence official said that 35 people were injured and the death toll could rise further. Quoting an unidentified official, the death toll was 20. Kabul’s emergency hospital said on Twitter that 27 injured patients had been admitted to their hospital, including a seven-year-old child.

Witnesses said a powerful explosion was heard in the northern Kabul neighborhood, breaking windows of nearby buildings. Ambulance reached the spot. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said, “There was an explosion inside a mosque. There have been many casualties in the blast, but the number is not yet clear.”