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An explosion at a mosque in the north of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed 20 people and injured 40 more, media reports said
The bomb targeted the sprawling Eidgah Mosque, the second-largest mosque in Kabul, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but both the Taliban and the Islamic State group are active in eastern Afghanistan, especially Nangarhar province
After the suicide blast, gunmen attacked the mosque in Qala-e-Najarha area in Kabul's PD11