Afghan Taliban kill eight in raids of so-called Islamic State hideouts

Taliban fighters check a so-called Islamic State group house destroyed in the ongoing conflict between the two in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday January 5 2023 (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said it has killed eight so-called Islamic State (Isis) militants and arrested nine others in raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul.

The raids in the capital city and western Nimroz province on Wednesday targeted militants who organised recent attacks on Kabul’s Longan Hotel, Pakistan’s embassy and the military airport, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.