Kandahar mosque bombings toll reaches 47, IS claim responsibility
A series of bombings were launched by the IS-affiliated militants in recent weeks.
A series of bombings were launched by the IS-affiliated militants in recent weeks.
The explosion's cause is not yet clear, but it is suspected to be a case of suicide bombing. Witnesses said that there were three blasts in the mosque.
Negotiations over the upcoming government in Afghanistan are expected to be expedited after the supreme leader arrives in Kabul.
The Taliban captured Afghanistan's third-largest city and a strategic provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, further squeezing the country's embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission there.
As the Taliban's attacks increased on Kandhar, India temporarily withdrew its diplomats for security reasons.
The Taliban also captured a key district in its former bastion of Kandahar after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces.
Kandahar residents said they were still concerned about the security situation in the province and that there was a need for large-scale operations in some parts.
The incident took place at 4:00 am (local time) in Shah Wali Kot district, as a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near the Police HQ.
The policewomen were on their way to duty in Arghandab district, in the north of Kandahar city, before being shot in the latest targeted attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
