The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast that targeted police officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign. The incident occurred in Faizabad town in Badakhshan province, where a motorcycle rigged with explosives exploded, killing and wounding several members of a Taliban patrol.
The officers were on their way to destroy poppy crops in the area when the attack took place. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan, known as a major rival to the Taliban, has been carrying out attacks on various targets across the country, including schools, hospitals, mosques, and Shiite areas.
