KABUL: At least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in an explosion inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, according to officials. Worshippers were offering Friday prayers at the mosque in Tarili village, Spin Ghar district when the event occurred.

The victims, according to local officials, were worshippers. Three of the injured were said to be in critical condition. Because the mosque was full during Friday prayers, locals anticipate the number of casualties could rise. So far, no one has claimed responsibility. This is the third mosque blast in less than a month. Two Shia mosques in Kunduz and Kandahar were struck in October, killing more than a hundred people and wounding hundreds more.

Both attacks were claimed by the Islamic State's Khorasan branch, or IS-K, with the one in Kunduz being the bloodiest since US forces departed Afghanistan at the end of August. IS-K has claimed responsibility for 12 strikes in the last several weeks, including suicide attacks in the provinces of Nangarhar, Kabul, Kunar, and Kandahar, resulting in over 150 deaths.

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