Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on February 28 that a senior member of the Islamic State (IS) militant group was killed by Taliban security forces. Qari Fateh, the regional IS intelligence and operations chief, was killed together with another IS member in a Kabul raid on February 27, Mujahid said. Another senior IS leader, Ijaz Amin Ahingar, was killed in a previous raid in Kabul earlier this month, he added. Since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, it has fought off attacks by Islamic State-Khorasan, an IS offshoot. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, click here.
Taliban Says Senior IS Member Killed In Kabul Raid
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