Islamic State claims responsibility for killing Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that killed the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province, the group's Amaq agency reported.

A blast tore through the Taliban governor's office in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, killing him and two others, police said.

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