Taliban arrest four IS members as extremist threat grows
The Hindu
The group’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the operation was carried out by special unit forces in the Pashai area of Pagham district in Kabul province.
The Taliban arrested four Islamic State members and seized their documents and weapons north of the Afghan capital, the group’s chief spokesman said on Wednesday.
Zabihullah Mujahid said the operation was carried out on Tuesday night by special unit forces in the Pashai area of Pagham district in Kabul province. He provided no additional details.
The arrests came as the , grapples with a growing security threat from the group known as Islamic State Khorasan, an IS affiliate. The extremist group has ramped up attacks since the Taliban consolidated power following the U.S. exit. It has claimed responsibility for attacks including two deadly bombings in the capital in the last month.