A bomb exploded on Oct. 3 at a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, leaving a “number of civilians” dead, a chief Taliban spokesman said. “A bomb blast rocked a gathering of civilians near the entrance of the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul this afternoon, leaving a number of civilians dead,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote as part of a series of tweets. Taliban fighters weren’t harmed in the attack, Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi told The Associated Press. Those killed in the attack were civilians standing outside the mosque gate. He didn’t provide a figure for the number killed and said an investigation was underway. An Italian-funded emergency hospital in Kabul said on Twitter that it had received four people wounded in the blast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. However, after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, reports have emerged that numerous ISIS terrorist group members were …
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