Taliban Executes 14 in Roadside Attack

Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have killed 14 people in an execution-style slaying. Authorities say the militants stopped three vehicles headed to Kabul Friday morning in Ghor province. Police says the gunmen lined up passengers and shot them "one by one in the head and chest." The victims were all reported to be Shi'ite Muslims. The Taliban views the country's minority Shi'ite community as apostates. There was no immediate claim of responsibility,...

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