Afghanistan, Malawi, Syria.

Today's three stories you should know.

Afghanistan

Yet another bombing attack in Afghanistan. Blasts went off within minutes of each other on two buses today, killing at least nine people and wounding 13. No group has yet claimed responsibility but the finger will be pointed at the ISIS affiliate in the country, the Islamic State Khorasan Province or IS-K, which has carried out a string of horrific attacks in recent weeks. IS-K and the ruling Taliban are bitter enemies.

More from Al Jazeera here.

Malawi

Five people in Malawi have been convicted of murdering an albino man and three others have been found guilty of selling his body parts. When 22-year-old MacDonald Masambuka’s body was found the arms and legs were missing. More than 170 albinos have been murdered in Malawi since 2014 due to superstitious beliefs that taking concoctions made with their body parts brings wealth and good luck. The three convicted of trading in Masambuka’s arms and legs were a former priest, a police officer and a hospital clinician.

More from BBC here.

Syria

ISIS today killed seven people at a Ramadan gathering in Syria hosted by a former official of an armed group that has fought against it. Nouri Hameesh, an ex-spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was killed by men on motorcycles who attacked his home in the province of Deir el-Zour, according to activists and local media. ISIS was three years ago pushed out of the vast swathes of territory it once controlled in Syria and Iraq but it has stepped up hit-and-run attacks in recent months, targeting both the SDF and Syrian government forces.

More from AP here.