Islamabad: In an overnight operation in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Taliban intelligence forces killed three Daesh militants and detained one, an official reported on Tuesday.
According to Khalil Hamraz, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for Afghanistan's general director of intelligence, the raid on a residential building was directed against Daesh militants who were behind recent attacks in the capital.
He described the target as a significant Daesh hideout in the Karti Naw neighborhood. The claims of the government received no immediate response from Daesh. Three members of Daesh were killed during the operation, and one militant was taken into custody. The troops also grabbed weapons and military hardware, he said.
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The Taliban's main adversary is Daesh-Khorasan, the regional branch of Daesh. Since the Taliban's invasion of Afghanistan in 2021, the group has increased its attacks there. Taliban patrols and Shiite Afghans have both been targeted in the past. Residents in the area reported hearing several explosions and a protracted gunfight.
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According to Hejran Khan, a local, "This place was not known because people were not going and coming to this area much. People didn't know who they were or what their plan was because those who were present didn't reveal themselves or come out.
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In August 2021, as US and NATO forces were nearing their final withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept across the nation and took control.