At Least 4 Killed, 10 Wounded After Blast Near Kabul Mosque

Taliban extremists stand guard at the explosion site, near a mosque, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 23, 2022. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo

KABUL—At least four people are dead and 10 wounded after an explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with a hospital confirming the number of casualties.

A column of black smoke rose into the sky and shots rang out several minutes after the blast in the city’s diplomatic quarter.