Fourteen people were killed and six others injured in an attack in central Afghanistan's Daykundi province, claimed by the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K). The victims, primarily Shia Hazaras, were returning from a pilgrimage when gunmen, posing as photographers, opened fire. This incident is one of the deadliest attacks this year, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by IS-K despite Taliban claims of having mostly crushed the group. The Taliban condemned the attack and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. IS-K has a history of targeting Shia Muslims and continues to wage an insurgency against the Taliban, whom they do not recognize as rulers of Afghanistan.