Islamic State in Afghanistan 'under control', say Taliban

Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the threat posed by the Islamic State group in Afghanistan was “more or less under control” despite recent deadly attacks.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said Wednesday that the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the country was “more or less under control” despite recent bloody attacks that have killed dozens.

Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference that IS was “not a great threat”, adding that around 600 members or sympathisers had been arrested since the Taliban seized control of the country in mid-August.