Taliban: Explosion strikes mosque in Afghanistan's south

KABUL, Afghanistan — An detonation struck a mosque successful confederate Afghanistan during the play Friday supplication work typically attended by ample crowds of worshippers, a Taliban spokesperson said.

Bilal Karimi said the detonation targeted a mosque successful the confederate state of Kandahar, 1 week aft a akin onslaught struck northbound of the country. He did not supply much details and said an probe was ongoing.

It was not instantly wide who perpetrated the attack.

The mosque is frequented by the Shiite number who are often targeted by the Islamic State group. Last week, IS claimed a termination bombing wrong a Shiite mosque successful the bluish state of Kunduz that killed 46 people.