Islamabad: Three members of the extremist Daesh group were killed in a raid by Taliban forces overnight in the capital of Afghanistan, according to a Taliban spokesman on Wednesday.

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021, their main adversary has been the regional Daesh affiliate known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province. Attacks by the militant group have increased, and they now also target Shiite Afghans as well as Taliban patrols.

The Taliban government's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claims that the operation on Tuesday, which was directed at a Daesh hideout in Kabul, resulted in the deaths of three important militants who were preparing attacks for the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday at dusk.

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The Daesh members planned to attack civilians and religious sites during the upcoming month of Ramadan and used the hideout to conduct attacks in Kabul, according to Mujahid. In the middle of August 2021, as US and NATO forces were leaving Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict, the Taliban took control of the country.

The Taliban government has not been recognised by the international community because of the harsh measures they have implemented since taking power, including limiting rights and freedoms, particularly for women and minorities.

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Following a report by The Independent that claimed Afghan refugees had been asked to provide Taliban-approved documents for relocation to Britain, the UK Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation.

Authorities informed the 37 applicants for the UK's Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy—instituted in the wake of the Taliban takeover in 2021 that they needed to present paperwork that could only be signed by government ministries in a Taliban-run Afghanistan.

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The ministry will now conduct an investigation, a spokesperson for the department said in a statement to The Independent. "Last month, we were made aware of an error in recent communications with a group of ARAP applicants, instructing them to verify documents with local authorities," the spokesperson said.