Taliban pledge to step up security as Shia victims buried in Afghanistan

As hundreds gathered on Saturday to bury the victims of the Islamic State's second suicide attack on worshippers, Taliban authorities pledged to beef up security at Shia mosques.

Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques as hundreds of people gathered on Saturday to bury the victims of the second Islamic State suicide attack on worshippers in a week.

Hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the Fatima mosque in Kandahar that saw a group of suicide bombers shoot their way into the mosque before blowing themselves up among the worshippers during Friday prayers.