Kabul: An explosion hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern part of Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam of the mosque. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the apparent attack.
A Taliban
official confirmed the blast but gave no further details. The mosque was attended by Sunni Muslims. Previous attacks since the Taliban takeover have struck Shi'ite mosques and have been claimed by the Sunni terrorist group ISIS.