Islamic State Claims Killing of Taliban Official in Afghanistan
The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Taliban official in Afghanistan. This incident highlights ongoing security challenges in the region.
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Islamic State-Khorasan claims killing of Taliban official in Afghanistan
KABUL: A regional branch of the militant Islamic State group has claimed a rare deadly attack on a Taliban official in northeastern Afghanistan, a monitoring group said. The head of the information and culture department in Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri, was shot dead on Tuesday while en route to the provincial capital Faizabad. The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group claimed on Wednesday that it had carried out the attack. “The soldiers of the Caliphate targeted a commander from...
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