Taliban Say ISIS Cell Destroyed After Mosque Attack In Kabul

The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected ISIS attack on a tabernacle killed five people.
The Taliban overran Kabul seven weeks ago and have set up an interim Afghan government, but still face attacks from the born branch of the Islamic State.

The Taliban’s foremost mouthpiece Zabihullah Mujahid said fighters carried out the operation in the north of Kabul on Sunday evening.

“As a result of the operation, which was really decisive and successful, the IS centre was fully destroyed and all the IS members in it were killed,”Mujahid said on Twitter.

Corroborations and AFP intelligencers heard blasts and gunfire in the capital at the time of the raid, and images posted to social media showed a large explosion and a fire at the scene.

Kabul dweller and government hand Abdul Rahaman told AFP that a” large number”of Taliban special forces attacked at least three houses in his neighbourhood.

“The fighting continued for several hours,”he said, adding the sound of aegises kept him awake all night.

“They said they were after Daesh (ISIS) fighters in the area,”Rahman said.

“I do not know how legion were killed or arrested but the fighting was dreadful.”

The operation took place within hours of a deadly attack targeting a prayer form at the Eid Gah church in memory of Taliban mouthpiece Mujahid’s mama, who broke last week.

A government artistic commission functionary, who asked not to be named, told AFP that five people broke and 11 were wounded, adding the casualties included both civilians and Taliban members.

“We’ve also arrested three people in connection with the blast,”he said.

According to the officer, the device was placed at the entrance to the cathedral and crumped as mourners were leaving after offering condolences to Mujahid and his family.

A substantiation at the cathedral, who asked not to be correlated, told AFP that Sunday’s attack at the entrance was carried out by a single self-murder bomber.

Just outside the eastern gate, a dark patch was visible on the ground where the explosion took place and pellet holes could be seen in a wall.

The substantiation said a group of Taliban members– including long-lived figuring– inside the cathedral grounds came under fire after the blast, taking two casualties.

He added that two Taliban units inaccurately opened fire on each other in the confusion following the explosion, but interior ministry mouthpiece Qari Sayed Khosti denied there had been any gunfire.

“A self-murder bomber burst his snares among the crowd killing three people and wounding a dozen,”he said.

Trails of blood into the temple, as well as two red pools where the evidence said the injured fighters were treated out, were seen by AFP journalists on Monday.

On Monday, Mujahid told AFP that an exploration was still ongoing but” inaugural information suggests that Daesh- linked groups may have carried out the attack”.

The Taliban and the Afghanistan branch of ISIS– or ISIS-K– are both inflexible Sunni Islamist terrorist groups.

Taliban Say ISIS Cell Destroyed After Mosque Attack In Kabul
Afghanistan A suspected ISIS attack on a mission in Kabul killed five people. ( String)
Kabul The Taliban said on Monday they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected ISIS attack on a mission killed five people.
The Taliban overran Kabul seven weeks ago and have set up an interim Afghan government, but still face attacks from the alien branch of the Islamic State.

The Taliban’s first mouth Zabihullah Mujahid said fighters carried out the operation in the north of Kabul on Sunday evening.

“As a result of the operation, which was really decisive and successful, the IS centre was fully destroyed and all the IS members in it were killed,”Mujahid said on Twitter.

Vouchers and AFP reporters heard blasts and gunfire in the capital at the time of the raid, and images posted to social media showed a large explosion and a fire at the scene.

Kabul tenant and government worker Abdul Rahaman told AFP that a” large number”of Taliban special forces attacked at least three houses in his neighbourhood.

“The fighting continued for several hours,”he said, adding the sound of armors kept him awake all night.

“They said they were after Daesh (ISIS) fighters in the area,”Rahman said.

“I do not know how multiplex were killed or arrested but the fighting was heavy.”

The operation took place within hours of a deadly attack targeting a prayer rite at the Eid Gah minster in memory of Taliban prophet Mujahid’s mom, who failed last week.

A government artistic commission officer, who asked not to be named, told AFP that five people crashed and 11 were wounded, adding the casualties included both civilians and Taliban members.

“We’ve also arrested three people in connection with the blast,”he said.
– Blood trails-

According to the officer, the device was placed at the entrance to the bethel and crumped as mourners were leaving after offering condolences to Mujahid and his family.

A substantiation at the bethel, who asked not to be correlated, told AFP that Sunday’s attack at the entrance was carried out by a single self-murder bomber.

Just outside the eastern gate, a dark patch was visible on the ground where the explosion took place and pellet holes could be seen in a wall.

The substantiation said a group of Taliban members– including long-lived figuring– inside the bethel grounds came under fire after the blast, taking two casualties.

He added that two Taliban units inaccurately opened fire on each other in the confusion following the explosion, but interior ministry point man Qari Sayed Khosti denied there had been any gunfire.

“A self-murder bomber crumped his traps among the crowd killing three people and wounding a dozen,”he said.

Trails of blood into the bethel, as well as two red pools where the substantiation said the injured fighters were treated out, were seen by AFP newshounds on Monday.

On Monday, Mujahid told AFP that an inquiry was still ongoing but” leadoff information suggests that Daesh- linked groups may have carried out the attack”.

The Taliban and the Afghanistan branch of ISIS– or ISIS-K– are both inflexible Sunni Islamist terrorist groups.

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But they differ on the issues of religion and strategy, which has led to bloody fighting between the two.