Bomb blast in a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers kills many

A bomb blast in the Siddiquiya Mosque in the northern Kabul neighborhood of Khair Khanna killed many worshippers. It happened during evening prayers and the authorities have yet to confirm the exact number of deaths. Initial reports say the blast killed at least three people and left dozens of others wounded. Italian non-governmental organization NGO Emergency operates a hospital in the capital. It said it had 27 patients wounded in the blast. Three of them are dead and five of the wounded were children. A security official revealed to a section of the media that 20 people lost their lives in the blast and 40 others suffered injuries. A spokesman of the Taliban government confirmed people have died but did not specify the number of casualties. Several killed in explosion at mosque in Kabul. The official wrote on Twitter - “The murderers of civilians and perpetrators … will soon be punished for their crimes.”

A spokesman of the Kabul police confirmed - “A blast happened inside a mosque … the blast has casualties, but the numbers are not clear yet.” Witnesses revealed to the media about the blast that shattered windows in nearby buildings. Intelligence teams arrived at the site of the blast and the matter is under investigation. The Taliban took over in August last year after the withdrawal of United States-led NATO forces. The de-facto government of the Taliban has yet to be recognized by the world. The Taliban asserts that it has made the nation secure but Afghanistan continues to witness regular attacks by armed groups. Militant groups commit many of these. Last week, a bomb attack killed a prominent Taliban religious leader at a seminary in Kabul. The ISIL (ISIS) armed group claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier, in June, there was an attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul in which two people were killed.

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Taliban attacks mosque in Peshawar Air Force base and leaves 20 dead

A Taliban attack on a mosque inside Pakistan Air Force base in Badaber, Peshawar has left at least 20 dead – 16 of them are believed to be worshippers and the others include three guards employed by the air force and an army captain.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 18 September 2015.

In this brazen Taliban attack, the worshippers were gunned down by the militants when they stormed the mosque inside the compound during prayers.
The attack led to an hours-long firefight at the base and the Pakistani forces claimed to have killed 13 of the attackers – the total number of attackers has yet to be ascertained. It is understood that 10 soldiers were wounded in the firefight with militants, along with an unspecified number of civilians.
Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement to the media, the spokesman has revealed that there were 14 Taliban fighters involved in the assault. They offered "safe passage" to women and children after attacking the base.
The attack is perceived as a major blow for Pakistan's military. It had intensified its operations against the militants after the horrific Taliban attack last December at a Peshawar school in which 150 people died and most of them were children.
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