Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said forces carried out the ‘operation’ in the north of Kabul on Sunday evening.
Kabul, Oct 4 (Asia Free Press): Taliban claimed on Monday that they had destroyed an ISIS cell in the Aghan Capital, in response to a mosque attack that killed five people, suspected to be done by IS.
The Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said fighters carried out the operation in the north of Kabul on Sunday evening.
“As a result of the operation, which was very decisive and successful, the IS Centre was destroyed and all the IS members in it were killed,” Mujahid said on Twitter.
Witnesses and AFP journalists 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.
“A large number of Taliban special forces attacked at least three houses in his neighborhood and the fighting continued for several hours,” said Abdul Rahman – Kabul resident and government employee.
The operation took place within hours of a deadly attack targeting a prayer ceremony at the ‘Eid Gah Mosque’ in memory of Taliban spokesman Mujahid’s mother, who died last week.
