Afghanistan: IS militants kill 11 in mosque ambush

10 police officers and the wife of a police commander have been killed by Islamic State militants in northern Zawzjan province

An Afghan official says that 10 police officers and the wife of a police commander have been killed by Islamic State militants in northern Zawzjan province.

Afghan security forces guarding a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP File Photo/ Representative image)

Mohammad Reza Ghafori, spokesman for the Zawzjan provincial governor, said Saturday that the police officers were ambushed Friday as they were coming out of a mosque. The wife of the police commander heard about her husband being shot and rushed to the scene, where she was also killed.

IS-linked militants have been active in Afghanistan’s eastern regions, but have recently begun operating in the north of the country as well.