MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Islamic State (ISIL, or Daesh in Arabic) terrorists killed 36 civilians in the jihadist group's first major offensive in central Afghanistan, media reported on Wednesday citing local authorities.
"Mullah Farooq, the commander of Daesh and the son of another commander were killed in the clashes. While they were escaping they shot them all dead. They [IS] abducted civilians who were farmers busy on their land. They shot all of them in reaction to killing their commander on Tuesday night," Provincial Governor Mohammad Nasir Khaze was quoted as saying by the media.
Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with government forces fighting the continuing Taliban insurgency, while other extremist groups, such as Daesh, outlawed in many countries including the United States and Russia, have also expanded their activities both in the country and in neighboring states.
