Afghan Security Arrests 11 Alleged Is Operatives

Afghan Security personnel have arrested 11 people affiliated with the hardliner Islamic State (IS) outfit in the central Daykundi Province, Afghanistan, head of intelligence department for the province, Obaidullah Faizani, said Tuesday.

According to the official, the alleged IS operatives, have been arrested from Kajran, Gizab and Ajristan Districts, and being investigated to spot the network’s hideouts in the central region.

Afghan authorities also launched operations against the rival IS militants in the southern Kandahar Province on Monday, killing four and arrested eight others, according to local officials.

The Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has vowed to crack down on hardliner IS or Daesh outfit in the country and won’t allow any terror groups to use the Afghan soil against others.