At least 62 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an explosion during Friday Prayers at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the October 18 attack in Nangarhar Province, which came after the United Nations said the number of civilian deaths in the war-torn country had reached "unprecedented" levels over the summer.
"Such intentional killing of scores of civilians while at prayer is a war crime," Amnesty International said. "This is not a war that is winding down, it is escalating and the people who are suffering the most are civilians."
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