Statue of prominent anti-Taliban figure blown up in Afghan city: Residents

A statue of a prominent anti-Taliban fighter killed by the group before they took power for the first time in the 1990s has been decapitated in Bamiyan city, residents said Tuesday.

“We are not sure who has blown up the statue (of Abdul Ali Mazari), but there are different groups of Taliban present here, including some… who are known for their brutality,” a resident told AFP, asking not to be named.