Attacking a maternity hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, the Islamic State reminded the world of its fetish for innocent Muslim blood.

The assault on one of Afghanistan’s few maternity hospitals killed at least 24 people, including a number of newborn babies and their mothers. But while the ferocious brutality here is shocking, it shouldn’t be surprising. ISIS revels in this kind of mayhem for three reasons.

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