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Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now stands at 21

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Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 18. 2022. A bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded over two dozen, an eyewitness and police said.
Carrying the bodies of victims of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, August 8. mourners. 18. 2022. At least 10 of his people, including a prominent cleric, were killed and more than 20 wounded in a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during Wednesday night services, witnesses and police said. Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kabul, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban Police Spokesperson Casualties from a mosque bombing rose in the Afghan capital on Thursday, with 21 killed and 33 wounded in the attack. , provided figures to the Associated Press after Wednesday's bombing of a Sunni mosque. He has been accused of similar attacks.

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