On September 12, 2024, four IS-KP militants on motorcycles opened fire at Shias and Hazaras heading to greet pilgrims returning from the Arba'in pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, killing fifteen people and injuring six others.[2][3]
| 2024 Daykundi Province shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Afghan conflict | |
| Location | Qorodal village, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | September 12, 2024 ~1 P.M. (Afghanistan Time GMT+4:30) |
| Target | Shia Islam pilgrims, Hazaras and farmers |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Machine gun · Kalashnikov rifle · 9mm Glock 9 handgun |
| Deaths | 15[1] |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-KP) |
No. of participants | 4 |
Attack
editOn September 12, four armed masked Islamic State militants on motorcycles ambushed Shiites and Hazaras while they were on a minibus. The militants took their smartphones and ordered the passengers to get out of the vehicle and lineup, then three men proceeded to shoot and kick them while laughing with firearms while the other took photos and videos.[4] When the attack was over, the four men fled to Ghor Province on their motorcycles.[5][6]
Victims
editThe fifteen victims were all Shia men including a dentist from Ghor Province. Most of the victims were farmers. Fourteen people died in the shooting, and one injured man died in hospital.[7]
Responses
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IS group claims deadly attack in central Afghanistan". France24. September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year". Associated Press. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "IS-K Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack Targeting Hazara Minority In Afghanistan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "'I saw them execute the others': How 14 Hazara men were killed by terrorists". Zan Times. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Survivor recounts horrific ISIS-K attack in Daikundi". Al Arabiya English. September 13, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "ISKP massacres group of Hazara in Central Afghanistan". Afghan Witness. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Iran Declares Readiness to Punish Perpetrators of Daikundi Hazara Killings". Afghanistan International. September 13, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Deadly attack on Hazaras in Daikundi: What happened". Amu TV. September 13, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.