In pictures: Kandahar blast

1 of 7 Wednesday's blast took place as people gathered at a mosque in Kandahar to mourn the assassinated cleric Mawlavi Abdullah Fayaz.

2 of 7 Initial reports said about 20 people had been killed, outraging many ordinary Afghans.

3 of 7 Kabul police chief Mohammed Akram was among those killed, officials said.

4 of 7 The Afghan interior ministry said this was a "suicide attack by the enemies of Afghanistan and Islam".

5 of 7 Donors came forward to give blood for victims. As well as those killed, dozens were hurt in the blast.

6 of 7 The attack was the worst in Afghanistan this year and comes amid an upsurge in violence by Taleban insurgents opposed to President Hamid Karzai's rule.

7 of 7 The clothes of slain cleric Mawlavi Abdullah Fayaz are shown in Kandahar. Fayaz, an outspoken critic of the Taleban, was shot dead on Friday.