Afghanistan: Mass casualties in 2nd mosque bombing in two days
25 April 2022 |
7:38 am
Police say scores were injured when a bomb ripped through a mosque in Kunduz during Friday prayers. The attack came as an "Islamic State" affiliate claimed responsibility for several earlier bomb attacks.
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