At least 21 people were killed in an explosion yesterday, Wednesday, at a Kabul mosque during evening prayers, Kabul authorities say. Afghanistan.

According to police spokesman Khalid Zadran, the number of injured exceeds 30 people. According to him, explosives were planted in the mosque, which is located in the north-west of Kabul.

“Most of the patients we received after the blast were injured from bomb fragments and burns,” Emergency, an Italian NGO, told AFP last night, adding that it treated 27 victims, three of whom died from their injuries.

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. The number of attacks in Afghanistan has decreased in the year since the Taliban came to power, but they have not stopped.

Deadly attacks took place in August, and in late April, during the holy month of Ramadan, and in late May, a series of explosions took place in the country, killing dozens of people. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.

^{According to AFP, REUTERS}