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The Deh-Mehri massacre and the Taliban’s cover-up of anti-Shia violence

The attack at the Deh-Mehri shrine near Herat exposes the ongoing targeting of Shias in Afghanistan, and the Taliban’s efforts to cover up sectarian violence

By Zan Times

/ 3 Nov 2026

The Deh-Mehri massacre and the Taliban’s cover-up of anti-Shia violence