Afghan military detains senior IS member in eastern Nangarhar province
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army captured a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in the eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s office said on Monday in a statement.
“The IS intelligence officer, Moghin Azghar, who is also known as Zarif, was arrested along with his friend Faridullah by Afghan Commandos Corps [part of the army] in Behsud district of Nangarhar province,” the statement said.
The army also seized an AK47 rifle, five mobile phones and Pakistani national identity cards.
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