Taliban fighter** in Kabul. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 22Taliban security forces have killed six ISIS fighters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Taliban political office spokesman Mohammed Naeem said. ed.) Special Forces of the Islamic Emirate (the name of the country used by the Taliban — ed.) conducted an operation against a group of IS formations *. First, two of them were arrested, then one of their positions was discovered in the eighth district of Kabul. As a result of the operation, six militants were killed and seized weapons, hand grenades, explosives and a vehicle,» Naeem tweeted. KabuleHe added that the liquidated militants were involved in the recent terrorist attacks on a mosque and an educational institution in the city. In early August 2021, the Taliban stepped up their offensive against governments Afghan military forces entered Kabul on August 15 and the next day declared that the war was over. Ashraf Ghani, then president of Afghanistan, said he left the country «to prevent a massacre.» On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending nearly 20 years of US military presence in Afghanistan. In early September, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced, headed by Mohammad Hassan Akhund, who served as Foreign Minister during the first rule of the Taliban ** and has been under UN sanctions since 2001. * Terrorist organization, banned in Russia ** Is under sanctions UN for terrorist activities
