Islamic State kidnaps, kills seven in southern Afghanistan: police

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Islamic State militants kidnapped and killed seven people, including three women, in the southern province of Zabul, a police official said on Sunday, amid heavy fighting in the region between the group and Taliban insurgents. Groups associated with Islamic State have made growing inroads in Afghanistan in recent years, attracting fighters and support away from disenchanted members of the Taliban. Ghulam Jilani Farahi, a deputy police chief in Zabul, said police found the victims, who were abducted on Oct. 1 from Rasani village in the Gelan district of the neighboring Ghazni province.

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