Kabul: An explosion killed several civilians in a mosque in Kabul where people held prayers for the mother of a Taliban spokesman on Sunday, officials said in the movement.
There is no direct claim to the responsibility for the attack, which solves the relative peace that has settled in the Afghan capital since the chaotic evacuation which follows the seizure of the Taliban city in August.
Some other civilians were injured in the explosion on the main road near the entrance to the Eidgah Mosque, officials said.
The Taliban commander seemed to give blood to the hospital who treated injured but the access to the media was controlled by a meeting.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the attack had occurred but did not comment on reports from other officials in the movement that the mosque had held a prayer for his died mother recently.
A Taliban soldier who said he saw the explosion said two people were killed and eight injured.
He said there seemed to be two bombers and added that one of these was killed and the others were caught trying to escape.
Local media quoted the Interior Ministry said eight people had been killed and 20 injured but one Taliban official, who spoke with anonymous requirements, said the last total will be higher.
A suicide attack, many of which claimed by the Taliban, killed thousands of civilians in Kabul during the rebellion against the government supported by the West and many who hoped that the victory of the movement would take it to end.
But militant groups such as the Islamic state, which still opposed the Taliban, continued to operate in Afghanistan, potentially a serious threat to stability.
The recent group claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
“The explosion occurred on the main road outside the Eidgah Mosque where the prayer ceremony for Ms.
Zabihullah Mujahid was ongoing,” said an official, who asked not to be named.
“There are victims but at this time there is no information about the right number,” he said, adding that all victims were civilians.
In August, the Taliban Islamic militia swept back to Afghanistan after most of us and other Western troops left, ending the military and diplomatic mission which began immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.