Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) confirmed on Friday that 14 civilians were killed in an attack in an area between Daikundi and Ghor provinces.

Mujahid said on X that six others were wounded in the attack.

He called the attack "brutal" and strongly condemned it.

Mujahid said that the Islamic Emirate was seriously trying to find the perpetrators of the incident and bring them to justice.

Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has stressed that an investigation should be conducted before any decision and that knowledge should be used instead of force in calling people to the path of truth.

Haqqani made the remarks at a capacity-building seminar for officials in eastern Kunar province.

"Positions and responsibilities are temporary, but people's trust is a great thing to be kept safe,” he said. “Transparency and purity in governing and serving are our foundations, and we must protect ourselves from seeking fame, materialism and seeking position, and keep spirituality high so that Allah’s help is not lost.”

Highlighting the importance of unity, Haqqani said: "The enemies are afraid of our unity, so we must avoid suspicion. Always make decisions after investigation and invite people to the truth with intellectual and mental knowledge instead of force.”

He also stressed on preventing the misuse of public resources.

"Avoid extravagance, take care of state resources and vehicles and refrain from irresponsible use of public resources," he said.

Meanwhile, Acting Minister of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, said that the Islamic Emirate is a special Islamic system in which the dignity of scholars, students, and religious people is protected.

He also emphasized on maintaining unity and treating people well.

Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday it had received more than 930 tons of food and non-food aid from Turkmenistan.

The aid consignment included 198 tons of wheat, 15 tons of non-alcoholic beverages, 2,000 cans of baby food, 5,000 kilograms of sweets and biscuits, 195 tons of chemical fertilizers, 174 tons of diesel oil, 168 tons of petrol oil and 183 tons of cement, ANDMA said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said the aid was provided on the occasion of the start of construction of the Serhetabat-Herat gas pipeline, power transmission lines, transport and communication on the Turkmen-Afghan border.