Militants stormed a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital while worshippers were at Friday prayers, setting off an explosion that killed a security guard outside and pushing into the two-story building, officials said. A cleric who was leading the service was also killed, ABC News reported.
Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack while the assault was still underway, the latest to target Afghanistan's minority Shiites.
The police were promptly deployed at the site in a northern Kabul neighborhood and encircled the mosque. 
Security forces initially avoided advancing inside to prevent further casualties, police official Mohammed Jamil said. 
Later, policemen made an attempt to enter the mosque but withdrew after one of the attackers set off an explosion, said police official Mohammad Sadiq Muradi.
Mohammad Ismail Kawasi, a spokesman for Afghanistan's health ministry, said authorities believe that along with the two dead so far, eight people were also wounded in the attack.
More explosions and gunfire echoed from inside the mosque well into the afternoon. The mosque had been packed with worshipers for Friday prayers, the high point of the Muslim week, Jamil added.
Mir Hussain Nasiri, a member of Afghanistan's Shiite clerical council, said the cleric who was performing the prayers was killed, but did not give his name. Nasiri said the gunmen have taken over the portion of the mosque with the separate prayer areas for men and women.

Source: Mena