Summary
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Monday condemned the beheading of a group of Shiite Hazaras, including a child, in the southern province of Zabul, the scene of deadly clashes between rival Taliban groups.
Local officials in Zabul province said the headless bodies of four men, two women and one child, who were kidnapped by armed men in October from neighboring Ghazni province, were found in Khak-i-Afghan district of troubled Zabul on Sunday.
On Monday Afghan officials said heavy fighting continued between militants from the two groups of Taliban in at least three districts of Zabul province.
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