At least 100 people were killed and scored injured in a bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz city on Friday. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest as worshippers gathered inside the mosque for Friday prayers. The latest attack comes days after a dozen people were killed in a mosque attack in Kabul. Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group has claimed responsibility for the attack.<br />''<br />''Taliban have confirmed the deadly attack but did not confirm the number of casualties.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Shiites make up roughly 20 percent of the Afghan population. Many of them are Hazara, an ethnic group that has been heavily persecuted in Afghanistan.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 9, 2021 7:32 AM
At least 100 people killed in Bomb Blast in Afghanistan