Explosion in a mosque in Kabul, at least 10 dead

KABUL. A powerful explosion hit a mosque in western Kabul during Friday prayers, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15, Afghan officials quoted by Reuters said. Besmullah Habib, deputy spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, said the blast hit the Khalifa Sahib mosque in western Kabul around 2pm. local time. It occurred in the midst of a series of attacks on Afghan places of worship and civilian objects during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.