A religious cleric Mawlawi Samiullah Raihan was killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion at Taqwa Mosque in Paktia Kot area in Kabul city in the Kabul Province on May 24, reports Tolo News. Raihan was a well-known religious scholar who was answering people’s questions through media programs. He also was a supporter to Afghan security forces and in his preaches were praising the Afghan soldiers for defending the people and the country.