Two of the victims were civilians, including a 17-year-old girl. Most of the Afghan soldiers killed had surrendered to the insurgents.
Eleven members of the Afghan national security forces were among 13 ethnic Hazaras killed by the Taliban on August 30, the Associated Press reported. The killings occurred two weeks after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August. According to an investigation by Amnesty International, the killings took place in Kahor in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. Two of the victims were civilians, including a 17-year-old girl. Most of the Afghan soldiers killed had surrendered to the insurgents. On Sunday, five civilians were killed by a roadside bomb outside the Eid Gah mosque, and on Monday, the Islamic State insurgent group claimed responsibility. ISIS posted on its media arm, the Aamaq news agency, that the bomber was targeting prominent Taliban members who were attending a memorial service. In retaliation, Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi posted on Twitter that Taliban forces raided an ISIS group operations center in Kabul. For more reporting by the Associated Press, see below. Sunday’s bombing was the deadliest attack in Kabul since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan with the chaotic departure of the last U.
