Taliban Announced Discovery of Mass Grave in Khost Province

Taliban’s local officials announced the discovery of a "mass grave" near Sheikh Zayed University in Khost province. The Taliban have said that about a hundred bodies had been buried in this grave.

Radio Television Afghanistan, controlled by the Taliban, reported on Tuesday that the grave had been discovered during the digging of a water storage dam.

Taliban officials have said that a committee has been appointed to investigate the matter.

In November 2022, Taliban had announced the discovery of a mass grave in Kandahar province too.