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Suicide bomber kills 40 at mosque in Afghanistan

An Afghan boy, who lost his father in a suicide attack, walks around a hospital in a daze in Maymana.

An Afghan boy, who lost his father in a suicide attack, walks around a hospital in a daze in Maymana.  (Qawtbuddin Khan / Associated Press)

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A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people in northern Afghanistan as he attacked people leaving a mosque on one of the holiest days in the Muslim calendar.

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Bodies of suicide attack victims are covered in white cloth in the courtyard of a hospital in Maymana.  (Qawtbuddin Khan / Associated Press)

At least 37 worshippers killed in suicide bombing at a Mosque during eid prayers

An Afghan policeman frisks a person at a roadside checkpoint as Muslims observe Eid al-Adha festival in Jalalabad. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque where hundreds of worshipers had gathered for Eid prayers, killing at least 37 people and injuring dozens in Maymana.  (S. Sabawoon / EPA)

At least 37 worshippers killed in suicide bombing at a Mosque during eid prayers

Afghan Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Jalalabad. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque where hundreds of worshippers had gathered for Eid prayers, killing at least 37 people and injuring dozens in Maymana.  (S. Sabawoon / EPA)

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