Kabul: A suicide bomber has detonated his explosives inside a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing 30 people, according to reports.
At least 45 people were injured in the bombing at the Imam Zamam mosque in western Kabul, a security official said.
Interior minister Major General Alimast Momand told AP the attacker walked into the building and detonated his explosives.
The head of the area's Isteqlal Hospital, Mohammad Sabir Nassib, said it received the bodies of two people killed in the attack as well as two wounded.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Shortly afterwards, another blast was reported in a mosque in the Dolaina district of the northwestern Ghor province, also causing a number of casualties.
It is currently unknown if the two bombings are linked, but they followed a night of violence in the country.
On Thursday, at least 58 Afghan security forces personnel were killed across the country in a coordinated Taliban attack. Army compounds and police stations were targeted and a base in Kandahar province was nearly overrun, according to officials.
The Kabul attack is being seen as the latest in a round of violence which has been committed against the country's Shia minority.
A UN report, released this week, claimed at least 84 Shia people have been killed and 194 wounded this year, as extremists have targetted their mosques and religious ceremonies. Various extremist groups have staged regular attacks, including suicide bombings, in Afghanistan targeting government forces and populated areas.