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Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a blast at an Afghan mosque as people gathered after afternoon prayers.
At least 14 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the easterN Afghan province of Khost.
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More than 30 people were injured in the blast which happened as people gathered after afternoon prayers.
The mosque was also being used as a voter registration centre for parliamentary elections, due to take place in October.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion but so-called Islamic State has carried out similar attacks in the past.
Fighting has continued to spread across Afghanistan and officials say a district in Badakhshan, previously seized by Taliban forces, has been retaken by the government.