In this image provided by the Afghan Presidential Palace, Monday, Oct. 6, 2015, parts of two human skeletons are seen that were found in the vicinity of Palace No. 1 in the presidential palace compound. Afghanistan's president palace says skulls and bones belonging to two bodies have been uncovered beneath a kitchen during renovation work on the palace grounds. The gender, cause of death and identity of the skeletons are a mystery. (Afghan Presidential Palace via AP)
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president palace says skulls and bones belonging to two bodies have been uncovered beneath a kitchen during renovation work on the palace grounds.
The identity and cause of death of the skeletons are a mystery.
Tuesday's palace statement says the remains have been sent for forensic examination. It also says that a commission, including representatives of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and Physicians for Human Rights, has been set up to identify the bodies.
Afghanistan has had a long history of unearthing mass graves of unidentified victims of war, many linked to former warlords.
In 2002, around 2,000 bodies were found in a mass grave in northern Afghanistan, believed to be Taliban fighters killed after being taken prisoner during fighting that overturned their six-year regime.
In this image provided by the Afghan Presidential Palace, Monday, Oct. 6, 2015, a construction site is seen where parts of two human skeletons were found in the vicinity of Palace No. 1 in the presidential palace compound. Afghanistan's president palace says skulls and bones belonging to two bodies have been uncovered beneath a kitchen during renovation work on the palace grounds. The gender, cause of death and identity of the skeletons are a mystery. (Afghan Presidential Palace via AP)
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