Islamic State claims mosque blast in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed nearly 50, injured dozens

The huge explosion occurred during the first part of the prayer, “followed by fire and thick smoke,” said Niazi, a neighborhood resident who was praying outside. Survivors with minor injuries straggled out with blood splattered on their clothes. When the fire died down, he entered the mosque, along with scores of other rescuers, trying to avoid stepping on pieces of bodies shredded by the blast.