January 5, 2023
NOT YOUR FATHER'S TALIBAN:
Afghan Taliban kill 8 in raids of IS hideouts in Afghanistan (RAHIM FAIEZ, 1/05/23, AP)
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban killed eight Islamic State militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, said the raids in the capital city and western Nimroz province on Wednesday targeted IS militants who organized recent attacks on Kabul's Longan Hotel, Pakistan's embassy and the military airport.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 5, 2023 8:02 AM