Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the
northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine
people.
"The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a
result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured,"
Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said.
The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public
transportation vans, he added.
The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim
sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic
State.
The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's
withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of
the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan.
Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims
continue in many parts of the country.
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