Mass Abduction Of Hazaras In Afghanistan Raises Fears Of Islamic State

The mass kidnapping of members of Afghanistan's Hazara minority has raised concerns that Islamic State militants are entering a new, active, phase in the country.

Details about the mass abduction, which took place in Zabul Province on February 23, remain murky, with claims that it was carried out by Islamic State militants countered by denials that the group is present in the southeastern province.

Thirty members of the predominately Shi’ite ethnic group were stopped as they traveled in two buses on a dangerous stretch of highway from Kandahar to Kabul.

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