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An explosion has ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday.
This has left a number of civilians dead, a Taliban spokesman said.
The blast targeted the gates of the Eidgah Mosque, where a funeral service for Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muhajid's mother was being held.
Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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