Three massive graves containing dozens of bodies have been found in Mirza Olang valley in northern Sar-e-Pul province following a coordinated attack by militants in the area last week.

TOLOnews reporter Samim Faramarz says that according to residents, the majority of those buried in these graves were civilians and some of them members of the public uprising forces but the bodies of three children, who were beheaded, were also recovered.

Following claims against the Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor over the arrest of Mohammad Asif Mohmand, a member of Balkh provincial council, Noor’s office rejected the claims and said Mohmand was arrested by security forces after an order was issued by the Attorney General’s Office in the province.

Hours after the incident, Noor, in a Facebook post, accused National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar and