On 23 September 2022 a

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d outside a mosque in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood of

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, Afghanistan. The explosion happened as

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s were leaving the building after finishing

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s. Police said that seven people had been killed and 41 injured. No group took responsibility. The bombing was condemned by the United States, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and the

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authorities said that an investigation into the attack was ongoing.

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