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KABUL (Reuters) -Fourteen people were killed and six others injured in an attack by unknown armed individuals in central Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Friday.
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack in Daykundi province but has not provided evidence. Most people in that area are Shia Muslims and it was considered one of the safest provinces.
"While we share our deep sorrow with the innocent victims of the incident, we are also making serious efforts to search for the corrupt perpetrators of this act and bring them to justice," Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.
Islamic State-Khurasan, a local affiliate of the Middle East-based Islamic State, has waged an insurgency against the Taliban, whom they see as their enemies.
Taliban authorities say they have mostly crushed the group, even as it continues to carry out attacks in Afghanistan.
(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Nilutpal Timsina; writing by Yomna Ehab and Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrew Cawthorne)
