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Bomb Blast Inside Mosque Kills At Least 14 In Eastern Afghanistan

Afghan officials said explosives were hidden inside the mosque, which was also being used as a voter registration center. The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks on election-related sites.
An Afghan man lays on a stretcher as others rush him to a hospital following blast at a mosque being used as a voter registration center in Khost Province on Sunday.

A bombing inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Afghan officials said.

The during afternoon prayers at the mosque in the city of

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