ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON AFGHAN MOSQUE

An Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a Shi’ite mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores in the country’s third attack this week on a religious institution. State-run Bakhtar news agency said 46 were killed and 143 wounded. The death toll could reach 70 to 80. The blast follows others at a mosque in Kabul and a religious school in Khost. The attacks underscore security challenges facing the Taliban, which has carried out operations against Islamic State cells in Kabul.

ABDULLAH SAHIL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS People view the damage inside of a mosque Friday following a bombing in Kunduz, a province in northern Afghanistan. The powerful explosion has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban’s spokesman said.