The blast in Kunduz Province, in the north, was the latest in a series of attacks reminiscent of the past two decades of war.
An explosion at a Sufi mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens of others, a Taliban official said, continuing a bloody week in Afghanistan that has been reminiscent of the past 20 years of war. The blast, at the Khanaqa-e-Malawi Sikandar mosque in Kunduz Province near the country’s border with Tajikistan, was the fourth major attack in Afghanistan in four days and stoked fears that the country may be heading into a violent spring when warmer weather has historically allowed militants to carry out offensives. No group immediately claimed responsibility. Details of the attack remained unclear Friday afternoon but videos showed a concrete wall reduced to rubble, shattered glass littering the floor and carpets covered in blood. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman, said 33 people had been killed, children among them, and 43 wounded.
