Bomb Attack Kills Several People Near a Kabul Mosque

By Mascha Cenia

The Taliban said several people lost their lives due to a bomb that went off at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Bomb explosion near Eid Gah mosque where a prayer was being held for the late mother of a Taliban’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.

Mujahid is one of the group’s most public faces as its spokesman. Before he used to only talk to reporters on the phone and stay hidden.

This being the first major explosion since Western forces withdrew in August.

According to BBC, it is unclear if it was directly targeting the ceremony.