By Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Dozens of people were killed in the northeastern Kunduz province of Afghanistan as an explosion struck a mosque shortly after the Friday prayers.
Taliban's interim government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a total of 33 people, including children, were killed and 43 others were wounded by the blast and vowed to arrest the perpetrators behind the deadly incident.
Eye witnessed said the powerful explosion took place shortly after the end of the Friday prayers, damaging the building severely, and the bombing has not yet been claimed by any organization.
Earlier Thursday, an explosion at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i Sharif city left many Afghans dead and the terror group Daesh, also known as ISIS, claimed the deadly attack.
Eight others were killed in other mosque bombings in Kunduz and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan the previous day as well.
*Writing by Ali Murat Alhas in Ankara