The attack followed a government victory Tuesday night in which the rebel Islamic Taliban militia were forced about 20 kilometers back on a front line southeast of Kabul.
One rocket landed in the mosque courtyard, wounding two men who had been preparing to study the Koran, the Moslem holy book, while another exploded in a nearby street, killing at least four people, witnesses said.
On Sunday, at least 39 people were killed and 140 wounded in an air raid on Kabul for which the government accused the Taliban.
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