Taliban say Islamic State cell destroyed after mosque attackThe Taliban said they destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people. KABUL: The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people. Kabul resident and government employee Abdul Rahaman told AFP that a "large number" of Taliban special forces attacked at least three houses in his neighbourhood. On Monday, Mujahid told AFP that an investigation was still ongoing but "initial information suggests that Daesh-linked groups may have carried out the attack". The Taliban and the Afghanistan branch of IS -- known as the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, or IS-K -- are both hardline Sunni Islamist militant groups.

Source: Bangkok Post October 04, 2021 05:26 UTC