At least 30 Taliban militants have died in Afghanistan after they blew themselves up during a bomb-making class.

Afghan officials said the group had gathered inside a mosque for a “bomb-making training” session in the village of village of Qultaq in northern Afghanistan on Saturday.

The Afghan Army said the explosion was so powerful that there were no survivors and the fighters – including six foreign nationals who were expert mine makers – could not be identified because of the extent of the damage. Continue reading Afghanistan: 30 Taliban fighters killed in disastrous bomb-making class