JALALABAD, Afghanistan: At least 28 people were killed and dozens wounded by a blast inside an Afghan mosque during Friday prayers, officials said, a day after the United Nations said violence in the country had reached “unacceptable” levels. He said the dead were “all worshippers” at the mosque in Haska Mina district, roughly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the provincial capital Jalalabad. Dr. Zarghoon, an official at the government hospital in Haska Mina, gave a slightly higher toll of 33 dead and 60 wounded. Witnesses said the roof of the mosque had fallen through after the “loud” explosion, the nature of which was not immediately clear. The blast came after the UN released a new report on Thursday saying an “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July to September.

Source: New Strait Times October 18, 2019 13:41 UTC