The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among at least four people k...
QUETTA, Pakistan/KABUL - The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among at least four people killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan on Friday, two Taliban sources told Reuters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast which comes as the Taliban and the United States are in the final stages of negotiations on an agreement letting America end its longest war and withdraw its troops from neighboring Afghanistan. One of the sources, who visited the site after the blast, said security at the mosque was always very tight.
U.S. President Donald Trump is keen to bring the troops home but many Afghans fear a U.S. troop withdrawal will leave the government battling the Taliban alone.
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