Daesh militants detained in Kabul raid, say police

KABUL (Pajhwok): Security forces have arrested a group of Daesh militants during a raid in the 5^th police district of Kabul, an official said on Sunday.

The detainees wanted to target Muharram gatherings in the capital, polices spokesman Khalid Zadran wrote on his X page.

“The General Directorate of Intelligence forces conducted an operation targeting a hideout of Daesh insurgents in limits of the 5^th police district,” he said.

During the raid a number of militants were detained and some explosives, weapons and ammunition seized, the spokesman added.

Zadran quoted Al-Mirsad media outlet as saying the Daesh members planned to attack Shiite rallies during Muharram. The raid was conducted on Wednesday.

He added: “The man in charge of the hideout is an Afghan who lives in a neighbouring country. He was recruited by the Khorasan branch of Daesh, whose headquarters is in Balochistan. He married a Pakistani woman and sent to Afghanistan after training.”

Without providing details, the report said a Daesh fighter, who had attacked a car belonging to a Shia group in the Kota-i-Sangi area of Kabul a few months ago, was among the detainees.

The report said: “A list of some religious scholars, government figures and politicians in Pakistan has been obtained from this network, who Daesh wanted to target and some of them have already been assassinated. Also, a list of some of their targets in Afghanistan and another neighbouring country has been recovered.”

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