August 18, 2022 

A bomb blast in a mosque in the Khair Khana area of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, had killed 21 worshipers including a prominent prayer leader, Amir Kabuli. 

Taliban officials and residents say the blast happened on Wednesday evening, however no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, 

A spokesman for the Kabul police, Khalid Zadran says law enforcement agencies are already working to arrest the perpetrators of the deadly attack.

Emergency services reported receiving 27 injured people Wednesday night, including five children.

Acting deputy information minister, and a key spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, also condemned the bombing in the mosque and assured that the killers and perpetrators of the blast will be arrested and punished.