Kabul Mosque Bombing Kills 12 Worshippers: Afghan Police

Kabul Mosque Bombing Kills 12 Worshippers: Afghan Police
Afghans stand near to mosque after a bomb explosion in Shakar Dara district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 14, 2021. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo
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KABUL, Afghanistan—A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers, killing 12 worshippers, and wounding 15, Afghan police said.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, the latest in a surge in violence as U.S. and NATO troops have begun their final withdrawal from the country, after 20 years of war.