The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has seriously condemned the Friday deadly explosion in Western Afghanistan which has left dozens of people dead and injured.

The OIC has vehemently deplored the blast and latest string of fatal attacks across the country.
 
The OIC General Secretariat pointed out, it remains gravely concerned that sporadic attacks and explosions in various provinces across the country continue to mar the security and social peace of Afghan people.
 
The OIC renews its resolute solidarity with Afghanistan and its long-suffering people. It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and its genuine wishes to the injured for a full and speedy recovery.
 
Strong explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said.
 
The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon prayers a particularly crowded time of the week.