Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast September 02, 2022 at 02:09AM

A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack. "18 have been killed and 23 have been injured," spokesman for the interior ministry Abdul Nafi Takor said.