Taliban asserts new gains against Afghan-based IS offshoot amid skepticism

FILE - A Taliban fighter checks remnants of an alleged Islamic State group hideout which the Taliban said it destroyed as part of operations targeting IS militants, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2023.

The Taliban said Monday that their security forces had killed and captured several “key members” of a regional Islamic State affiliate for plotting recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, alleging that the suspects had crossed over from Pakistan.