At least 26 soldiers were killed, over 50 injured as a result of an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday, Reuters reported.
According to the source, the blast occurred at the mosque in the Ismail Khel district of Khost province.
All those killed in the suicide attack were working for the Afghan security forces, said Captain Abdullah, a military spokesman in Khost.
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