At least 72 people, including women and children, have been killed and scores of others injured in two bomb attacks that targeted two Shia
mosques in Afghanistan.
The first explosion rocked Imam Zaman mosque in the western district of Dasht-e-Barchi in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday as worshipers had gathered for prayers.
A top security official said security forces at the scene had removed at least 39 bodies, but the exact number of casualties was still unknown.
The second blast targeted a mosque in the central province of Ghor, leaving at least 33 people dead, said Iqbal Nezami, a spokesman for the Ghor provincial police.
The attack apparently targeted a local leader, who was among other worshipers.
The targeted official was a top local political and military leader of the Jamiat political party in Ghor, Balkh provincial governor Atta Mohammad Noor said in a statement.
The statement, however, said the local official was killed along with as many as 30 other worshipers.
The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack.
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