An Afghan security force member takes part in a military operation in Darzab district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2017. Militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) have killed three civilians in Darzab district of the northern Jawzjan province, deputy police chief of the province Abdul Hafiz Khashi said Saturday. (Xinhua/Mohammad Jan Aria)

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) have killed three civilians in Darzab district of the northern Jawzjan province, deputy police chief of the province Abdul Hafiz Khashi said Saturday.

The hardline armed militants, according to Khashi, abducted three innocent civilians including a 70-year-old on Friday and their bodies were found Saturday.

Darzab district in the northern Jawzjan province with Shiberghan as its capital has been the scene of IS activities over the past year.