Thread by @AfghanAnalyst2

There are reports about an #explosion inside a #Madrassa, during Congregational Prayer, in #Samangan Province, that resulted in some casualties.
No official confirmation or details are available yet.

https://twitter.com/HashteSubhDaily/status/1597887298468982785

Pro-#Taliban sources confirmed the #explosion in a religious school (#Madrassa) in #Aybak City, the capital of #Samangan Province, and blamed the #ISKP for the attack.
According to social media sources, scores of Madrassa students were killed/wounded as a result of the explosion.

A doctor from Samangan Provincial Hospital, confirmed to @TOLOnews that 15 dead bodies& 27 wounded patients were taken to the hospital from the explosion scene.
No official figures of casualties released yet.
This comes as a suicide attack killed/wounded dozens in Pakistan today.

#Taliban's spokesman for the ministry of interior confirmed Aybak incident:
"This afternoon, an #explosion occurred in a religious seminary (#Madrassa) in Aybak, the capital of #Samangan province, as a result of which about 10 students were martyred& several others were injured."

Update about #Aybak #Madrassa #explosion, in @TOLOnews report:
- 19 people, including children, were killed and 23 more were wounded.
- The explosives were placed in the mosque& remotely detonated. It was not a suicide attack.
- No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.