According to a report by Russian TELEVISION (RT) on the 5th, after an explosion outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban said that it captured 11 terrorists from the "Islamic State" (ISIS) extremist group in Kabul. Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi said ISIS terrorists were arrested in the Fifth Police District of the Afghan capital.
Screenshot of the Russian RT website report
Earlier, on October 3, local time, an explosion occurred outside a mosque in Kabul, and a bomb was detonated, and a memorial service for the mother of Taliban spokesman Mujahid was held inside the mosque. The Taliban said at least five people were killed in the blast, the deadliest attack in Kabul since Western troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of August.
Explosion near mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan Source: Visual China
According to Reuters, the Amaq News Agency, which is controlled by the Islamic State extremist group, posted on social media claiming that the group carried out the bombing attack.
Previously, during the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the terrorist group ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack outside Kabul International Airport in August that killed 13 U.S. troops and more than 160 Afghan civilians.
On October 4, local time, Taliban spokesman Mujahid said that a Taliban commando team destroyed an ISIS operations center in Kabul and killed 3 ISIS terrorists. (Editor: HHJ)