World News | Taliban forces attack Kabul building, killing 3 ISIS members

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 14 (AP) — Taliban intelligence forces killed three Islamic State militants and arrested another during a nighttime operation in the Afghan capital Kabul, an official said Tuesday.

Khalil Hamraz, a spokesman for the Taliban-appointed Afghan intelligence chief, said the attack on a residential building targeted Islamic State militants who organized attacks in the capital recently.

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He called the target near Karti Naw an important IS hideout.

The Islamic State did not immediately respond to the government’s claims.

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During the operation, three members of the Islamic State were killed and one militant was captured. The troops confiscated ammunition and military equipment, he added.

The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group — known as ISIS in Khorasan province — is the Taliban’s main rival. Since the Taliban took over in 2021, the group has increased its attacks on Afghanistan.

Targets included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shia minority.

Local residents reported hearing several explosions and an hour-long gun battle.

“This place is unknown because people don’t come and go to the area much,” said local resident Hejran Khan.

“People who were there didn’t show up, didn’t come out, people didn’t know who they were or what their plans were.”

The Taliban swept across the country in August 2021, seizing power in the final weeks of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. (Associated Press)

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