Madaresharghi<\/a> _ One grave in the northern province of Sar-e Pul held 28 bodies and another contained eight, said provincial government spokesman Zabihullah Amani, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\u201cMost of the victims were beheaded,\u201d he said, noting that all were men, except for three boys between the ages of eight and 15.<\/p>\n
A third mass grave had been located but it was in an area under Taliban control, and security forces were searching for more possible graves, Amani added.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, residents held funerals for several victims of the raid.<\/p>\n
At least 62 people have been confirmed dead in the attack on Mirza Olang village last week, with the number expected to rise, according to the Sar-e Pul governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said a preliminary investigation suggested that militants from the Taliban and the self-styled Islamic State terror group, who are normally bitter rivals, acted together.<\/p>\n
That has been denied by the Taliban, who said they had carried out the attack alone and did not kill any civilians.<\/p>\n
IS issued a statement on Monday claiming it had led the attack and killed about 54 Shi\u2019ite Muslims.<\/p>\n
Villagers who escaped from Mirza Olang told reporters they saw fighters carrying both the white banner of the Taliban and the black banner of IS.<\/p>\n
In a region where bands of fighters often switch between different militant groups, it can be difficult to establish allegiances with any certainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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