### [2021-05-14](/feed/2021/05/14/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# Twelve people are killed and 15 more are wounded as a bomb explodes inside a mosque in Shakardara District on the outskirts of Kabul. The imam of the mosque is among the dead. The Taliban denies responsibility for the attack. 

An explosion inside a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 12 people during Friday prayers as worshippers gathered for the Eid al-Fitr holiday during a ceasefire.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/twelve-killed-explosion-kabul-mosque-during-friday-prayers-2021-05-14/)

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