On September 12, 2024, four IS–KP militants on motorcycles opened fire at Shiite Muslims and Hazara people heading to greet pilgrims returning from the Arba'in pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, killing fifteen people and injuring six others.
[2][3] On September 12, in Qorodal, four armed masked Islamic State militants on motorcycles ambushed Shiites and Hazaras while they were on a minibus.
A survivor recounted the men kicking and shooting those who were wounded by gunfire, laughing as they did so.
[5][6] The fifteen victims were all Shia men including a dentist from Ghor Province.
In the immediate aftermath, victims' families' stated that the Taliban did not investigate the incident and had ignored a series of targeted attacks against Shia Hazaras.