| 2024 Daykundi Province shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Afghan conflict | |
| Location | Qorodal village, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | September 12, 2024 ~1 P.M. (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 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-KP) |
| No. of participants | 4 |
On September 12, 2024, four IS–KP militants on motorcycles opened fire at Shiite Muslims and Hazara people heading to greet pilgrims returning from the Arba'in pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, killing fifteen people and injuring six others.
Attack
On September 12, in Qorodal, four armed masked Islamic State militants on motorcycles ambushed Shiites and Hazaras while they were on a minibus. Initially believing them to be government forces, the passengers followed their instructions. The four men instructed them to line up for a group photograph; after the passengers lined up, they were immediately shot. A survivor recounted the men kicking and shooting those who were wounded by gunfire, laughing as they did so. He himself survived after he fled and was shot, leading the perpetrators to believe he had died. When the attack was over, the four men fled to Ghor Province on their motorcycles.
Victims
The fifteen victims were all Shia men including a dentist from Ghor Province. Most of the other victims were farmers. Fourteen people died at the site of the shooting, and one injured man died in hospital.
Responses
The Taliban government condemned the attack. In the immediate aftermath, victims' families' stated that the Taliban did not investigate the incident and had ignored a series of targeted attacks against Shia Hazaras.
See also
References
- "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.
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